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Siccar Point, Berwickshire - Hutton's unconformity.
Courtesy University of Glasgow



Stratigraphy (ISSN 1547-139X) is published four times a year. The journal accepts papers in all stratigraphic disciplines including chronostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, cyclostratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy, tectonostratigraphy, chemostratigraphy, and lithostratigraphy, among others, with the advice of a distinguished Editorial Board. It is also the journal of record for the North American Commission on Stratigraphic Names (NACSN), the International Association of Stratigraphic Geologists (IASG), and the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).

Internet Access: The current issue of Stratigraphy is available in open public access. All issues from Vol. 1 to present are available to subscribers as high-resolution downloadable PDF.

Stratigraphy subscriptions are included with Micropaleontology and are also available separately (see below). Personal subscriptions for current members of earth science societies are available at half price. Printed copies are an added option, to cover paper and mailing costs.

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Manuscript, in English only, should be submitted electronically via the Micro Man manuscript manager. Authors should consult the suggestions to authors for questions about the preparation of their work. NOTE that the entire manuscript should be submitted in PDF for purposes of review, together with text and references in MS Word. Submitted papers must be accompanied by the name and email of two colleagues who have pre-reviewed the work; the Pre-Review Form should be used for guidance.

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Emile Pessagno, Scientific Editor
John A. Van Couvering, Publisher and Editor in Chief