The "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" was born

The new journal: an international space for the discussion on the issues of geoethics and social geosciences

Proposing articles on the ethical, social and cultural implications of geosciences, promoting study and research aimed at accompanying safe and sustainable development policies for human communities, providing transdisciplinary food for thoughts and defining proposals and actions aimed at addressing global anthropogenic changes: these are just some of the objectives of the recently launched "Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences" of the Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia (INGV: National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology), Rome, Italy.

Silvia Peppoloni
(JGSG Editor-in-Chief)

"Geosciences address numerous issues including defense against natural risks, research and use of georesources, and climate change. These themes have direct repercussions on the structures and processes of society and on people's lives", explains Silvia Peppoloni, researcher at INGV, Editor-in-Chief of the new journal and Secretary General of the International Association for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG). "For this reason, the topics of interest for geosciences have also to be analyzed from new perspectives that include ethical, social, economic and political considerations."

An increasing number of researchers from various disciplinary backgrounds are dedicating themselves to basic and applied research on the themes of interest for geoethics and social geosciences, with a growing publishing production of books and articles. Yet, there was no scientific journal entirely dedicated to these themes so far.

"To fill this gap", continues the researcher, "INGV has promoted and supported the creation of an open access journal, without publication costs for both authors and readers, also open to contributions from those who work in the sector of human and social sciences in a pluridisciplinary perspective".

The journal, published in English, employs an international team of experts in the fields of geoethics, social geosciences, and the philosophy of geosciences, with backgrounds in scientific, social and humanistic disciplines.

"Among the addressed topics, large space will be given to the responsible management of georesources, to ethical and social aspects in geo-environmental education and in the communication of geosciences, but also to the philosophy of geosciences, the history of geological and environmental thought and the issues of the professional working environment, with particular attention to inclusiveness, diversity, harassment, discrimination and disability".

"The multidisciplinary nature of the contributions constitutes a necessary requisite to face the global anthropogenic changes that threaten the quality of life of present and future generations, from different points of view. The new journal proposes itself as an international reference point for ideas, reflections and proposals capable of analyzing crucial issues of our time from new perspectives", concludes Silvia Peppoloni.

The new journal is supported by the IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics.

​Website of the Journal of Geoethics and Social Geosciences:

https://www.journalofgeoethics.eu/

Main characteristics of the new journal:

Open access: This is an open access journal. It means permanent and free access to published scientific works for readers and no publication fees for the authors – it is 100% free. Importantly, authors retain copyright of their work and allow it to be shared and reused, provided that it is correctly cited. Readers anywhere in the world may download, share or use the work, free of charge, providing that it is correctly cited. 

Copyright: Articles are published under the CC BY 4.0 license (Attribution 4.0 International).

DOI: Each published article has its unique DOI (Digital object identifier).

Language: English

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IAPG - International Association for Promoting Geoethics: 

https://www.geoethics.org