International Journal of Speleology (IJS)

The International Journal of Speleology is the official journal of the Union Internationale de Spéléologie since 1978 and was founded in 1964. It is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, international scientific journal that publishes research and review articles concerning all sciences involved in karst and caves, such as geology, geomorphology, hydrology, archeology, paleontology, (paleo)climatology, cave meteorology, (geo)microbiology, environmental sciences, physics, chemistry, mineralogy, etc. IJS is published three times per year. The International Journal of Speleology has the aim to get cave and karst science known to an increasing number of scientists and scholars. The journal therefore offers the opportunity to all scientists working in and on karst to publish their original research articles or their review papers in an open access, high quality peer reviewed scientific journal at no cost. The journal offers the authors online first, open access, a free PDF of their article, and a wide range of abstracting and indexing services. All content for International Journal of Speleology is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International, wherein the author retains copyright. International Journal of Speleology content is archived in LOCKSS and Portico and backed up in the Bepress Digital Commons system. As a service to the research community, the USF Tampa Library’s commitment to true open-access to scholarly information extends to authors. This means that there are no article or submission charges for International Journal of Speleology.

International Journal of Speleology (IJS) is :-

• International, Peer-Reviewed, Open Access, Refereed, Speleology, Geology, Geomorphology, Hydrology, Archaeology, Paleontology, Climatology, Microbiology, Environmental Science, Karst Science, Environmental Science , Online or Print , Triennially Journal

• UGC Approved, ISSN Approved: P-ISSN P-ISSN: 0392-6672, E-ISSN: 1827-806X, Established: 1964, Impact Factor: 1.6
• Provides Crossref DOI

• Not indexed in Scopus, WoS, DOAJ, PubMed, UGC CARE