Precambrian Research

期刊简介：Precambrian Research publishes studies on all aspects of the early stages of the composition, structure and evolution of the Earth and its planetary neighbours. With a focus on process-oriented and comparative studies, it covers, but is not restricted to, subjects such as:(1) Chemical, biological, biochemical and cosmochemical evolution; the origin of life; the evolution of the oceans and atmosphere; the early fossil record; palaeobiology;(2) Geochronology and isotope and elemental geochemistry;(3) Precambrian mineral deposits;(4) Geophysical aspects of the early Earth and Precambrian terrains;(5) Nature, formation and evolution of the Precambrian lithosphere and mantle including magmatic, depositional, metamorphic and tectonic processes.In addition, the editors particularly welcome integrated process-oriented studies that involve a combination of the above fields and comparative studies that demonstrate the effect of Precambrian evolution on Phanerozoic earth system processes.Regional and localised studies of Precambrian phenomena are considered appropriate only when the detail and quality allow illustration of a wider process, or when significant gaps in basic knowledge of a particular area can be filled.

【译文】《前寒武纪研究》期刊发表关于地球及其行星邻居组成、结构和演化的早期阶段的各个方面研究。重点关注过程导向和比较研究，涵盖但不限于以下主题：（1）化学、生物、生物化学和宇宙化学演化；生命的起源；海洋和大气演化；早期化石记录；古生物学；（2）地质年代学、同位素和元素地球化学；（3）前寒武纪矿产；（4）早期地球和前寒武纪地形的地球物理方面；（5）前寒武纪地壳和地幔的自然、形成和演化，包括岩浆、沉积、变质和构造过程。此外，编辑们特别欢迎涉及上述领域组合的过程导向的集成研究，以及展示前寒武纪演化对显生宙地球系统过程影响的比较研究。只有当细节和质量允许说明更广泛的过程，或者当可以填补特定地区基本知识的重要空白时，才认为对前寒武纪现象的区域性和局部性研究是适当的。