Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3) is a fully open access journal owned and published by the Geological Society of London.
From launch (in 2021), the Journal utilised systems and services provided by Frontiers Media. As of January 2025, all aspects of journal publishing are handled by the Geological Society Publishing House.
is dedicated to the publication of timely and topical research of high importance across the breadth of the geosciences.
The journal has a special focus on cross-disciplinary research that showcases the relevance of geoscience to sustainability in society. The journal welcomes contributions, which explores challenges such as:
- Climate change – past, present and future
- Energy transition, decarbonisation and critical materials
- Hazards and risk – prediction, mitigation and reduction
- Urban development and land-use dynamics
- Habitable planet – terrestrial and extra-terrestrial life
- Holocene-Anthropocene interface
- Big data, data science and mathematical modelling
- Sustainable and responsible natural resource management
- Geohealth – the intersection of geoscience and health
- Earth systems science – natural and social science interaction
- Monitoring change – advances in technology and instrumentation
- Geoscience communication and ethics
Contact
For all enquiries, please contact the journal by email Abel Barral
Further Information
Content
ES3 is moving to the Lyell Collection in January 2025. In the meantime, you can enjoy reading ES3 articles by visiting the dedicated website www.escubed.org or by clicking on the article links below.
Land Surface Temperature Anomalies as Indicators of Urban Land Cover Change—A Study of Two Indian Cities
By Anusha Roy, Eswar Rajasekaran, Rahul Harod and L Gnanappazham
Geospatial Data and Deep Learning Expose ESG Risks to Critical Raw Materials Supply: The Case of Lithium
By Christopher J. M. Lawley, Marcus Haynes, Bijal Chudasama, Kathryn Goodenough, Toni Eerola, Artem Golev, Steven E. Zhang, Junhyeok Park and Eleonore Lèbre
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