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Executive editors: Sam Illingworth, John K. Hillier, Solmaz Mohadjer & Kirsten v. Elverfeldt
eISSN: GC 2569-7110, GCD 2569-7439

Geoscience Communication (GC) is a not-for-profit journal to help share knowledge and give more "traditional" recognition to science communication in the geosciences. Science communication is used as an umbrella term by GC to cover all aspects of outreach, public engagement, widening participation, knowledge exchange, and any other initiatives within the scope of the journal. It can be thought of as any initiative which seeks to communicate an aspect of geoscience to a wider audience than the experts within that particular field.

An editorial written by the executive editors, and which explains in detail how to prepare a manuscript for Geoscience Communication, can be found here: https://www.geosci-commun.net/1/1/2018/

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News

01 Oct 2025 New GC Letter: Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes

The Air Quality Stripes images visualise historical changes in particulate matter air pollution in over 150 cities worldwide. The project celebrates significant improvements in air quality in regions like Europe, North America, and China while highlighting the urgent need for action in areas such as central Asia. Please read more.

01 Oct 2025 New GC Letter: Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes

The Air Quality Stripes images visualise historical changes in particulate matter air pollution in over 150 cities worldwide. The project celebrates significant improvements in air quality in regions like Europe, North America, and China while highlighting the urgent need for action in areas such as central Asia. Please read more.

16 Jun 2025 GC introduces article processing charges

GC introduces article processing charges (APCs) to be paid by the authors (or their institution) for any manuscripts submitted from 1 July 2025.

16 Jun 2025 GC introduces article processing charges

GC introduces article processing charges (APCs) to be paid by the authors (or their institution) for any manuscripts submitted from 1 July 2025.

12 Mar 2025 Designing and evaluating a public engagement activity about sea level rise

The authors developed and evaluated a board game about sea level rise to engage young adults. They found that the game positively influenced participants' perceptions of their impact on sea level rise, regardless of their prior familiarity with science. Read more.

12 Mar 2025 Designing and evaluating a public engagement activity about sea level rise

The authors developed and evaluated a board game about sea level rise to engage young adults. They found that the game positively influenced participants' perceptions of their impact on sea level rise, regardless of their prior familiarity with science. Read more.

Recent papers

15 Oct 2025
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How frames and narratives in press releases shape newspaper science articles: the case of ocean plastic pollution
Aike Vonk, Mark Bos, and Erik van Sebille
Geosci. Commun., 8, 297–317, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-297-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-297-2025, 2025
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13 Oct 2025
Gender, migration, and drought: an exploratory study of women's roles in Mallee farming communities
Anna Kosovac and Madeline Grupper
Geosci. Commun., 8, 285–295, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-285-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-285-2025, 2025
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10 Oct 2025
Communicating expected uncertainty in a geostatistical survey to support co-design with users of information
Christopher Chagumaira, Joseph G. Chimungu, Patson C. Nalivata, Martin R. Broadley, Alice E. Milne, and Richard Murray Lark
Geosci. Commun., 8, 267–284, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-267-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-267-2025, 2025
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09 Oct 2025
The Gap Between Attitudes and Action Within the Geoscience Community's Response to Natural Hazards
Leila M. Gonzales, Christopher M. Keane, and Richard L. Bernknopf
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3430,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3430, 2025
Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)
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07 Oct 2025
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Place-based science from Okinawa: 18th-century climate and geology recorded in Ryukyuan classical music
Justin T. Higa, June Y. Uyeunten, and Kenton A. Odo
Geosci. Commun., 8, 251–266, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-251-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-251-2025, 2025
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Highlight articles

15 Oct 2025
How frames and narratives in press releases shape newspaper science articles: the case of ocean plastic pollution
Aike Vonk, Mark Bos, and Erik van Sebille
Geosci. Commun., 8, 297–317, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-297-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-297-2025, 2025
Short summary Executive editor
07 Oct 2025
Place-based science from Okinawa: 18th-century climate and geology recorded in Ryukyuan classical music
Justin T. Higa, June Y. Uyeunten, and Kenton A. Odo
Geosci. Commun., 8, 251–266, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-251-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-251-2025, 2025
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17 Jul 2025
GC Insights: Breaking the silos – leveraging natural language processing (NLP) to encourage interdisciplinary interaction at the European Geosciences Union (EGU)
Jan Sodoge, Taís Maria Nunes Carvalho, and Mariana Madruga de Brito
Geosci. Commun., 8, 191–196, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-191-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-191-2025, 2025
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11 Jun 2025
GC Insights: Consistency in pyrocartography starts with color
Benjamin J. Hatchett
Geosci. Commun., 8, 167–173, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-167-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-167-2025, 2025
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03 Apr 2025
Incorporating science communication and bicultural knowledge in teaching a blended volcanology course
Ben Kennedy, Kamen Engel, Jonathan Davidson, Sylvia Tapuke, Dan Hikuroa, Tim Martin, and Pinelopi Zaka
Geosci. Commun., 8, 107–124, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-107-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-107-2025, 2025
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