自1963年出版以来，这本月刊是世界上最受尊敬的地球科学出版物之一。它的研究范围广泛，涉及地球物理、经济地质学、古生物学、生物地层学、第四纪地球科学、构造地质学、构造学、沉积学、矿物学、岩石学、地球化学、地层学和冰川地质学。
Published since 1963, this monthly journal is one of the most respected earth science publications in the world. It is recognized for its wide-ranging coverage of research in geophysics, economic geology, paleontology, biostratigraphy, Quaternary geoscience, structural geology, tectonics, sedimentology, mineralogy, petrology, geochemistry, stratigraphy, and glacial geology.