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Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

The Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences is an international, bi-monthly, peer-reviewed, diamond open-access journal published by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). Turk J Earth Sci publishes manuscripts on a wide spectrum of topics in the earth sciences, such as geology, structural geology, tectonics, sedimentology, geochemistry, geochronology, paleontology, igneous and metamorphic petrology, mineralogy, biostratigraphy, geophysics, geomorphology, paleoecology and oceanography, and mineral deposits. The journal is published in January, March, May, July, September, and November. The journal has been indexed in SCI-E and Scopus.

ISSN: 1300-0985

EISSN: 1303-619X

Journal Metrics

Impact Factor (2025) 1.8

5-Year Impact Factor 1.5

Category Quartile Q3

The Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences is pleased to announce its support to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs); the journal explicitly concentrates on three out of 17 goals: sustainable cities and communities, climate action, and life on land.

Current Issue: Volume 35, Number 4 (2026)

Cover and Contents

Research Articles

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Paleoseismological study of the active faults of Northern Cyprus​​
HASAN ELMACI, ŞULE GÜRBOĞA, SELİM ÖZALP, HASRET OZAN AVCI, HAKAN AYDOĞAN, AYHAN YAVUZOĞLU, ALİ ATALAY YÜCE, MERYEM KARA, and AHMET RASİMCAN ÖZTÜRKER
Pages 318-335

Short Communication

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The Harmancık “purple jade”: A unique blueschist-facies metatrachyte with significant geoarchaeological value
GÜLTEKİN TOPUZ, ARAL I. OKAY, CONSTANTINOS MAVROGONATOS, OSMAN CANDAN, MICHAEL BRANDL, ONUR BAMYACI, SERAP ALA ÇELİK, FREDERIK VINGAARD, WARREN THOMPSON, PETER CHRISTIAN TOFT, BENJAMIN DOMINGUEZ HEREDIA, TONNY BERNT THOMSEN, and LASSE VILIEN SØRENSEN
Pages 377-384

Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Orhan TATAR
Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Türkiye

Associate Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Dr. Baochun HUANG
Peking University, P.R. China

Editorial Board