The Bulletin de la Société Géologique de France, otherwise known as BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin is a peer-reviewed open access scientific journal covering Earth sciences. The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies. It is published by EDP Sciences and the editor-in-chief is Laurent Jolivet (Sorbonne Université, Paris). The journal was established in 1830.[1] It is a publication of the Société géologique de France. Most of the older content, published before 1924 is available online at the Biodiversity Heritage Library.[2]
Discipline | Earth science |
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Language | English and French |
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History | 1830–present |
Publisher | EDP Sciences (France) |
Frequency | Upon acceptance |
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License | Creative Commons |
1.262 (2017) | |
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ISO 4 | Bull. Soc. Géol. Fr. |
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ISSN | 0037-9409 |
OCLC no. | 1765827 |
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The journal is a historically important venue for great debates on the various interpretations of the history of the earth and the history of life between 1830 and 1860.[3]
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in:
- Biological Abstracts
- CSA International Aerospace Abstracts
- GEOBASE
- GeoRef
- Petroleum Abstracts TULSA Database
- Web of Science
Biological taxa first described in this journal
Many new genera and species have been first described in this journal. For example:
- The crocodyliform genus Siamosuchus was first described in the Bulletin in 2007.[5]
- The dinosaur genus Atsinganosaurus was first described in the Bulletin in 2010.[6]
Notable scientists who have published in this journal
- The French geologist Gabriel Auguste Daubrée[7]
- The French geologist René Chudeau[8]
- The taxonomist Robert Hoffstetter[9]
- The French palaeontologist Marcellin Boule[10]
- The French geologist and palaeontologist Henri Coquand[11]
- The French geologist and palaeontologist Jean Albert Gaudry[12]
- The French geologist Pierre-Marie Termier[13]
- The French geologist Charles Lory[14]
- The Swiss geologist and palaeontologist Hans Georg Stehlin[15]