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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

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.

19 Feb 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape GC's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

19 Feb 2025 Get involved, become a referee, and help shape GC's community publication output

We are pleased to announce that a new referee application form is now available. This means that if you are interested in contributing to the peer-review process and supporting high-quality scientific publishing in your community then you can apply today to become a referee. Your expertise can make a difference. Visit the online form here to learn more and join our reviewer community.

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Recent papers

15 Sep 2025

Crumbling cliffs and intergenerational cohesivity: a new climate praxis model for engaged community action on accelerated coastal change

Katie J. Parsons, Florence Halstead, Lisa M. Jones, and Sarah Harris-Smith

Geosci. Commun., 8, 213–228, https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-213-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-8-213-2025, 2025

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09 Sep 2025

GC Insights: Designing for full-phase inquiry in virtual fieldwork – upper secondary school students’ exploration of extinction events

Rie Hjørnegaard Malm, Kristen Rune Skalborg Hansen, Robert Evans, Lene Møller Madsen, Jesper Milán, Nicolas Rudolph Thibaut, and Ben Kennedy

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3899,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3899, 2025

Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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02 Sep 2025

Development of GreenDealz: A public engagement toolkit addressing critical raw materials and the EU Green Deal at informal education settings

Lucy Catherine Blennerhassett, Geertje Schuitema, and Fergus McAuliffe

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3753,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3753, 2025

Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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02 Sep 2025

Organizing an Earthquake Learning Exhibition for transferring geoscience knowledge to the public: the example from Nepal

Shiba Subedi, Nadja Valenzuela, Priyanka Dhami, Maren Böse, György Hetényi, Lauriane Chardot, Lok Bijaya Adhikari, Mukunda Bhattarai, Rabindra Prasad Dhakal, Sarah Houghton, and Bishal Nath Upreti

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4131,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-4131, 2025

Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 0 comments)

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27 Aug 2025

Quantifying the Impact of Skeptical Science Rebuttals in Reducing Climate Misperceptions

John Cook, Bärbel Winkler, Collin J. H. M. Maessen, Timo Lubitz, Doug Bostrom, and Dana Nuccitelli

EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3812,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2025-3812, 2025

Preprint under review for GC (discussion: open, 6 comments)

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Highlight articles

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