自1893年创刊以来，《地质学杂志》一直致力于地质学原理的研究，目前正在出版地球物理学、地球化学、沉积学、地貌学、岩石学、板块构造学、火山学、结构地质学、矿物学和行星科学方面的研究和理论。内容范围从月球内部的组成到化石开发的计算机模型。
Since its inception in 1893, The Journal of Geology has been devoted to the study of geological principles and is currently publishing research and theory in geophysics, geochemistry, sedimentology, geomorphology, petrology, plate tectonics, volcanology, structural geology, mineralogy, and planetary sciences. Contents range from work on the composition of the lunar interior to computer modeling of fossil development.
