BSGF – Earth Sciences Bulletin

The BSGF – Earth Sciences Bulletin is the scientific journal of the Société Géologique de France, an association under the 1901 law whose objective is to promote Earth Sciences. The BSGF covers all Earth Sciences disciplines and themes addressing the internal envelopes of the solid Earth (core, mantle, crust) and interactions with the hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere in the critical zone. Published works may deal with the nature, history and dynamics of the Earth, the evolution of climate and life, subsoil resources, natural risks and the environment. The BSGF publishes original articles and review articles, without size limits, which can be grouped into special thematic or regional volumes led by guest editors.

The peer review process (between submission and acceptance) generally lasts 4 to 6 months. Accepted articles awaiting publication are online on the BSGF website, accessible to the community and citable. All published articles, whatever their form, are accessible free of charge (Open Access articles) on the BSGF website and on the GeoScienceWorld website, as long as the authors have paid the flat publication fees:

  • for SGF members: € 830* for a publication of 15 pages (or less), and € 50* for each additional page;
  • for non-members: € 990* for a publication of 15 pages (or less), and € 80* for each additional page.
    (*fees before VAT)

The BSGF authorizes authors to place version n-1 of their manuscripts (i.e. accepted but without formatting by the journal) in the HAL Open Archives.
The BSGF - Earth Sciences Bulletin is a leading international journal in the field of Geosciences, with a broad spectrum and significant distribution/accessibility via GSW, and which remains independent of large commercial editorial groups.
Visit our website: https://www.bsgf.fr/

Authors' charter
In order not to slow down the evaluation process and to optimize the chances of acceptance, authors are encouraged to follow the rules for formatting manuscripts.
The authors confirm that the work submitted for publication has not been the subject of a previous publication (the evaluation process is subject to an analysis of the redundancy rate) and was conducted in compliance with the rules of scientific ethics. Authors of a manuscript must meet one of the following conditions:
  • Contribute substantially to the design of the scientific project, or the acquisition, analysis, interpretation of data, and
  • Participate in the formatting, revision and critical analysis of scientific content, and
  • Approve the version of the manuscript to be published, and
  • Ensure that questions relating to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.

The contribution of each author is required at the time of submission of the manuscript and will be transcribed at the end of the published papers.
Publications can be written in English or French, with an abstract in both languages.

Open Access fee
The BSGF – Earth Sciences Bulletin is a Gold Open Access journal with a publication fee (APC). The publication fee applies for an article of up to 15 pages. Each page above the page limit will be charged (one page, without figures, comprising 6025 characters).