Geomechanics theory is a discipline founded by the renowned Chinese geologist J.S.Lee (Mr. Li Siguang), which applies principles of mechanics to study the structure and movement laws of the earth's crust, as well as their causes. Geomechanics plays a significant role in the fields of mineral and hydrogeology, engineering geology, seismic geology, geothermal geology, and crustal stability research. Particularly in the prediction of petroleum, coal, and various metal deposits in China, as well as in addressing geological issues encountered in major engineering construction and large-scale mining development, geomechanics theory has played a crucial role.
Journal of Geomechanics is a bimonthly academic journal supervised by China Geological Survey and sponsored by the Institute of Geomechanics, Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences. It was founded in 1995, and its predecessor was the Geomechanics Series founded by J.S.Lee (LI Siguang, who is the Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, geologist) in 1959. With the mission of “carrying forward J.S.Lee’s academic thoughts; seeking truth, innovation and development”, Journal of Geomechanics aims to display and spread the scientific research achievements in geomechanics. It mainly reports the frontier trends and basic theoretical research findings in crustal movement, continental geological structure and its dynamic mechanism, etc. The journal also includes applied scientific research achievements in mineral resources exploration, geological disaster investigation and prevention, environmental change patterns, etc.
The journal has been selected as Chinese Core Journal, the Key Magazine of China Technology, Chinese Science Citation Database (CSCD) Source Journal, and it has been indexed in a number of international and domestic journal databases, such as Scopus, DOAJ, Georef, PA, CA, JST, EBSCO Database, etc.
Since 2017, Journal of Geomechanics has been changed to bimonthly publication. Its publishing time is the 28th of even-numbered months, and its printed version and online version are issued simultaneously.
The columns of Journal of Geomechanics mainly includeTectonic System & Structural Geology, Crustal Stress & Tectonic Stress Field,Energy Resources Geology, Ore Field Structure & Mineralization, Geo-hazards & Engineering Geology, Quaternary &Environmental Geology, Active Tectonics & Earthquake, General Geology and Regional Geology.
The specific content of each column is as follows:
Column | Article Type | Content of the Column |
Tectonic System & Structural Geology | Review Article, Research Article | Research on regional geotectonics and evolution, geodynamics, deep geology (deep exploration), tectonic system, active tectonics, seismic tectonics, tectonic deformation causes and mechanisms, etc. |
Crustal Stress & Tectonic Stress Field | Review Article, Research Article | Earth stress measurement and application, analysis and research of tectonic stress field, rock mechanics, rock physics and other research |
Energy Resources Geology | Review Article, Research Article | Exploration, development and evaluation of oil, natural gas, coal, geothermal, helium and other energy sources, as well as research on reservoir dynamics related to reservoir formation |
Ore Field Structure & Mineralization | Review Article, Research Article | Research on the theory of kinetic diagenesis, mineral control and prediction of mineralization by tectonic system, and research on petrology, mineralogy, geochemistry, etc. related to mineralization |
Geo-hazards & Engineering Geology | Review Article, Research Article | Formation mechanism, investigation and evaluation, monitoring and early warning, and related technical methods of geological disasters such as landslides and earthquakes, evaluation of regional crustal stability, geological investigation and research of geotechnical analysis and engineering construction |
Quaternary Geology & Environment | Review Article, Research Article | Loess and paleomagnetic research, palaeoenvironmental and paleoclimatic research, urban geological environment, mining geological environment, geopark, etc. |
Active Tectonics & Earthquake | Review Article, Research Article | Research on surface deformation, lithospheric action and mechanism, tectonic geomorphology and basin-mountain evolution, active fault action and strong earthquake activity, fault block motion and strong earthquake triggering process, paleoseismic and strong earthquake hazard, seismic rupture and seismogenic mechanism, induced earthquake, etc.during the Quaternary period |
Fundamental Geology & Regional Geology | Review Article, Research Article | Basic geological and regional geological research in petrology, geochemistry, geochronology, polar geology, etc. |
In addition, the journal also has columns on hot topics, academic comments, and information on frontier achievements, the content of which covers discussion on the theoretical research related to geomechanics, research and dissemination of J.S.Lee’s academic thoughts, introduction to hot research topics and findings, etc.
The readers of Journal of Geomechanics are mainly scientific researchers in geology and related fields, teaching staff in universities,professional engineering technicians, etc.
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