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Island Arc

Earth Sciences of Convergent Plate Margins and Related Topics

Published on behalf of the Geological Society of Japan in association with the Japan Association for Quaternary Research, Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences, Palaeontological Society of Japan and the Society of Resource Geology

Edited by:
Yasufumi Iryu and Hirokazu Maekawa


ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 89/143 Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Impact Factor: 1.038

5 year Impact Factor: 1.214*
*The Five Year Impact Factor is the average number of citation in 2008, to the articles published in Island Arc's articles in the past five years. Articles in Solid Earth Science tend to be cited for longer time span, the Editorial Board of Island Arc recommends 5 year Impact Factor to underpin research trend.

Island Arc attracts an international audience with its prompt publication of peer-reviewed papers on the growing earth geoscience research activities of the western Pacific Rim and Asia. Island Arc focuses on the structure, dynamics and evolution of plate convergence zones including trenches, island and continental arcs, back-arc basins and collision zones in modern and ancient settings. The Journal also deals with topics that may not be specific to plate convergence zones but are fundamental to understanding them. Papers which discuss the interaction between solid earth, atmosphere, and water bodies are also welcome. Articles of immediate importance to other researchers, either by virtue of their new data, results or ideas are given priority publication.

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Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.

Introducing the Virtual Special Issue (VSI) Library
Blackwell Publishing and Island Arc are pleased to introduce the Virtual Special Issue (VSI) library. The VSI library will feature special issues, available online only, that focus on a topic that is central to the scope of Island Arc and consists of articles that have been published recently in the journal. The first of these issues, entitled 'Evolution of Ophiolites in Convergent and Divergent Plate Boundaries', focuses on the diversity of ophiolites and their origin in various tectonic settings along different plate boundaries.

Click here to visit the Virtual Special Issue library today and view the first release of these special issues!

Island Arc Award: Message from the Editor
A new 'Island Arc Award' has been established to recognize Island Arc articles that contribute the most to our journal both through scientific achievement and impact in the scientific community. We hope this award will act as an encouragement for authors to contribute further to their science and our journal. The first Award was presented in September 2007 at the Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of Japan. All Island Arc articles (including reviews) published in 2004 and 2005 will be potential candidates for the second award. The Award will be judged by a panel consisting of the two Editors-in-Chief and all Editorial Advisory Board members and will consist of a certificate signed by both JGS and Wiley-Blackwell, a memorial medal and US$500 (in total). One article will be selected each year for this Award. If your Island Arc paper appears in 2008, it could be selected for the Award in either 2011 or 2012.

Don't miss the chance! Send your ground-breaking results to Island Arc today! We are looking forward to welcoming submission of an even greater number of first-rate articles!

Yasufumi Iryu and Hirokazu Maekawa
Editors-in-Chief

Online Submissions Now Available
Manuscript submissions to Island Arc can now be made online through Manuscript Central. Submit articles quickly and easily through a safe and secure site, and track the progress of your manuscript any time of the day.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) in conjunction with UNEP, the United Nations Environment Programme.

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