Description:
Computers & Geosciences publishes high impact, original research at the interface between
Computer Sciences and
Geosciences.
Publications should apply modern computer science paradigms, whether computational or informatics-based, to address problems in the geosciences.
Computational/informatics elements may include: computational methods; algorithms; data structure; database retrieval; information
retrieval; data processing; artificial intelligence; computer graphics; computer visualization; programming languages; parallel systems;
distributed systems; the World-Wide Web; social media; and software engineering.
Geoscientific topics of interest include:
mineralogy; petrology; geochemistry; geomorphology; paleontology; stratigraphy; structural geology; sedimentology; hydrogeology; oceanography;
atmospheric sciences; climatology; meteorology; geophysics; geomatics; remote sensing; geodesy; hydrology; and glaciology.
Other
fields may be considered but are not regarded as a priority.
Computers & Geosciences does
not consider:
- Pure methodology papers (without computer science)
- Standard code of already well-established, or previously
published methods
- Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs), unless they provide an original solution to a non-trivial input-handling
problem
- Papers which use GIS tools in only standard ways, but are otherwise largely focused on the geoscience discipline
- Submissions from fields such as mining engineering, petroleum engineering, geotechnical engineering, rock-mechanics and others,
unless such submissions contain a significant geosciences component. For instance, a mining paper only dealing with transport problems,
a geotechnical paper on lab experiments, or a paper on rockbolting, would be considered unsuitable.
Code and Data:
Computers
& Geosciences aims to publish code and supporting data from accepted manuscripts using state-of-the-art technologies. Code should
be original and demonstrate a development in research. It should also have clear design and be reproducible, reusable, extensible and
maintainable. The journal uses the
github.com platform (search for:
CAGEO) which allows the community to publish, maintain,
update and comment on published code and data.
Paper Types:
- Original research article (5000 words): Providing a novel and
original contribution to the scientific fields of study outlined above.
- Application article (5000 words): Describing a real-world
case study on the scientific fields of study outlined above.
- Scientific review article (6000 words): Critically describing
the state-of-the art of applications of computer science in the geosciences, as a stand-alone contribution or to frame a special issue.
Criteria for assessment shall be: completeness, depth, novelty, timeliness, quality, and interest to the Journal's readership. Review
outlines should be pre-approved by an Associate Editor, or Editorial Board Member of the Journal.
- Book and software reviews
(1500 words): Describing and evaluating a new or significant publication or piece of software relevant to aspects of computation or informatics
in the geosciences.
- Letter to the Editor: Commenting on published articles. Criteria for assessment shall be the merit of the
question or comment raised. The author(s) of the commented-on article shall be offered the opportunity to prepare a reply, to be published
alongside the comment.
