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Irish Journal of Earth Sciences

Known to many geologists as ‘the purple journal’, the peer-reviewed Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES) has been published by the Royal Irish Academy since 1984. It publishes original scholarship, discussion papers and reviews on any broad topic of Earth science interest, geology and palaeontology.

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Edited by Dr John Murray and Dr Patrick Wyse Jackson

Print ISSN: 0790-1763
Online ISSN: 2009-0064
Frequency: 1 Annually

Free special supplement on the Quaternary of Ireland

A special online supplement of Irish Journal of Earth Sciences consisting of previously published papers on the Quaternary of Ireland has been prepared to mark the 2019 International Union for Quaternary Research (INQUA).

This special compilation is available here, and all the papers are free to download.

Subscription information:

Institutional subscriptions available via Project MUSE. Please email JRNLCIRC@jh.edu

Individual 1 year subscription available here.

To purchase individual hardcopy issues contact publications@ria.ie.

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The archive for Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES) is available in JSTOR

Current content is available with a 3 year moving wall.

 

Known to many geologists as ‘the purple journal’, the peer-reviewed Irish Journal of Earth Sciences (IJES) has been published by the Royal Irish Academy since 1984. It publishes original scholarship, discussion papers and reviews on any broad topic of Earth science interest, geology and palaeontology.

The Editors are happy to discuss proposed review articles with intending authors. Papers should be submitted to submissions@ria.ie.

Interesting papers featured in recent volumes include:

‘A new map and interpretation of the geology of part of Joyces Country, Counties Galway and Mayo’, by Bernard E. Leake (vol. 32, 2014)

‘The contribution of William King to the early development of palaeoanthropology’, by John Murray, Heinz P. Nasheuer, Cathal Seoighe, Grace P. McCormack, D. Michael Williams and David A.T. Harper (vol. 33, 2015)

‘Cotterite: historical review; extant specimens; etymology of ‘Cotterite’and the genealogy of ‘Miss Cotter’; new observations on the cotterite texture’, by Patrick D. Roycroft (vol. 34, 2016)

‘Earth Science conservation in Ireland: a reappraisal’, by Sarah Gatley and Matthew A. Parkes (vol. 34, 2016)

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