Island Arc

期刊简介：Island Arc is the official journal of the Geological Society of Japan. This journal focuses on the structure, dynamics and evolution of convergent plate boundaries, including trenches, volcanic arcs, subducting plates, and both accretionary and collisional orogens in modern and ancient settings. The Journal also opens to other key geological processes and features of broad interest such as oceanic basins, mid-ocean ridges, hot spots, continental cratons, and their surfaces and roots. Papers that discuss the interaction between solid earth, atmosphere, and bodies of water are also welcome. Articles of immediate importance to other researchers, either by virtue of their new data, results or ideas are given priority publication. Island Arc publishes peer-reviewed articles and reviews. Original scientific articles, of a maximum length of 15 printed pages, are published promptly with a standard publication time from submission of 3 months. All articles are peer reviewed by at least two research experts in the field of the submitted paper.

【译文】《岛弧》是日本地质学会的官方期刊。该期刊专注于汇聚板块边界的结构、动力学和演化，包括海沟、火山弧、俯冲板块以及现代和古代环境中的增生和碰撞造山带。该期刊还涵盖了其他具有广泛兴趣的地质过程和特征，如海洋盆地、中洋脊、热点、大陆克拉通及其表面和根部。讨论固体地球、大气和水体之间相互作用的论文也受欢迎。具有新数据、结果或想法，对其他研究人员有直接重要性的论文将获得优先发表权。岛弧期刊发表同行评审的文章和评论。原创科学文章最多15页，发表迅速，从提交到发表的标准时间为3个月。所有文章都至少由两位该论文领域的专家进行同行评审。