Geology Research Guide

Geology Research Guide

Central Tribal University of Andhra Pradesh

This research guide offers some of the key databases, book catalogs, journals, and more related to techniques and practical skills in Geology. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact the librarians.

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OPAC
Online Public Access Catalog for the library
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How to pre read Scholarly article

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Open access eBooks

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Journals and Articles

Science
Science has been at the center of important scientific discovery since its founding in 1880—with seed money from Thomas Edison. Today, Science continues to publish the very best in research across the sciences, with articles that consistently rank among the most cited in the world.
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Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences
The Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences covers significant developments in all areas of earth and planetary sciences, from climate, environment, and geological hazards to the formation of planets and the evolution of life.
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Annual Review of Marine Science
The Annual Review of Marine Science provides a perspective on the field of marine science. The journal draws from diverse topics within the major disciplines of coastal and blue water oceanography (biological, chemical, geological and physical) as well as subjects in ecology, conservation and technological developments with the marine environment as the unifying theme.
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Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics
The Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics covers the significant developments in the field of astronomy and astrophysics, including: the sun; solar system and extrasolar planets; stars; the interstellar medium; galaxy and galaxies; active galactic nuclei; cosmology; and instrumentation and techniques, and the history of the development of new areas of research.
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Springer Nature
Springer Nature publishes a broad portfolio of about 135 journals related to Earth and Planetary Sciences. These journals cover diverse sub-disciplines including geology, geophysics, mineralogy, oceanography, hydrogeology, paleontology, environmental sciences, and more.
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Science Direct
ScienceDirect (Elsevier) publishes approximately 115 journals dedicated to Earth and Planetary Sciences. These journals span research areas such as geosciences, planetary science, oceanography, hydrology, geomorphology, volcanology, paleoclimatology, remote sensing, and environmental sciences.
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Wiley
Wiley publishes approximately 60 journals related to Earth and Planetary Sciences. These journals cover a wide range of topics including geophysics, geology, atmospheric sciences, planetary science, and environmental studies. Key journals include Earth and Space Science, Terra Nova, Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, and Earth's Future, which focus on advancing research in earth system science, planetary studies, geodynamics, and sustainability.
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Taylor and Francis
Taylor & Francis publishes around 68 journals related to Earth and Planetary Sciences. Their Earth Sciences portfolio includes journals covering geology, environmental science, geochemistry, geomorphology, climate change, toxicology, and planetary science. Some notable titles include Climate Policy, Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B, and Fundamentals of Geomorphology.
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Cambridge University press
Cambridge University Press publishes around 20 journals related to Earth and Planetary Sciences. These journals cover various subfields such as geology, geochemistry, paleontology, environmental science, and atmospheric sciences. Notable journals include Geological Magazine, Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh, and other specialized journals available through their digital archives and GeoScienceWorld
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Maps

National Geologic Map Database
A Congressionally mandated national archive, managed by the USGS and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG), containing geoscience maps, reports, and stratigraphic information for the United States.
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FGS Map Direct
Interactive tool for Florida's geological data, including subsidence reports.
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FDEP Geodata Portal
The FDEP Geodata Portal, a service of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), is a website that allows users to access and download publicly available GIS data, maps, and applications for various environmental areas within Florida.
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USGS World Geologic Maps
Collection of global geologic maps, supporting international research.
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Macrostrat
Aggregates geologic map data worldwide, largest homogenized database.
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OneGeology Portal
Provides access to global geoscience data via web services.
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FEMA Flood Map
A tool that communities use to know which areas have the highest risk of flooding.
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Google Earth
A free program that lets you explore Earth in 3D using satellite and aerial imagery.
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Google Maps
A web and mobile service that provides detailed information about geographical regions and sites worldwide, offering features like road maps, aerial and satellite views, and in some areas, street views.
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Library of Congress Maps
Maps and map collections available online from the U.S. Library of Congress.
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Lecture Videos

Geology Lectures - University of Oxford
Video lectures spanning topics including, colliding continents, Cambrian Explosion, volcanoes, environmental science, and seismic activity in Greece.
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United States Geological Survey
On demand viewing of the USGS current and past lecture videos can be found here.
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Mineralogy Database

Mineralogy Database
Mineral species, descriptions, and images.
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Web Resources

Geology.com
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Marine Geoscience Data System
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National Archive of Geological Photographs
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Preprints/ArXiv

EarthArXiv
A non-profit preprint server for the Earth Sciences supported by the Open Science Framework and a community of volunteers.
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Earth and Space Science Open Archive (ESS)
The Earth and Space Science Open Archive is a community server established to accelerate the open discovery and dissemination of earth, environmental, and space science research by archiving and sharing early research outputs, including preprints, presentations from major scientific meetings, and important documents of scholarly societies.
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PaleorXiv Papers
A preprint archive for Paleontology. Powered by OSF Preprints.
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Thesis and Dissertations

OATD (Open Access Theses and Dissertations)
OATD.org is a global indexing service for open access graduate theses and dissertations. It aggregates metadata from over 1,100 institutions and currently indexes more than 7 million records.
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NDLTD Global ETD Search
Hosted by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations, this portal allows free, worldwide search and access to electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs).
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Open Dissertations (EBSCO)
EBSCO Open Dissertations expands the availability and visibility of electronic theses and dissertations. It includes American Doctoral Dissertations and records from 1955 to present, facilitating discovery and citation in institutional repositories for global students and researchers.
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ProQuest Dissertations & Theses
ProQuest offers one of the largest commercial collections of dissertations and theses worldwide, with millions of records across disciplines.
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ShodhGangotri (INFLIBNET)
ShodhGangotri is an INFLIBNET initiative hosting synopses and research proposals submitted by Indian scholars before starting their PhD or research work. It reveals ongoing research topics and directions in India, helping avoid duplication and fostering scholarly collaboration.
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ShodhGanga (INFLIBNET)
ShodhGanga is the companion repository that collects completed theses and dissertations from Indian universities.
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Open access Resources

Directory of Open Access Journal
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Directory of Open Access ebooks
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Directory of Open Access Repositories
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Project Gutenberg
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Directory
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NDLI
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a virtual repository of learning resources with search/browse facilities, sponsored and mentored by Ministry of Education, Government of India, through its National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) and developed, operated and maintained from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur.
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e-PG Pathsala
It is an educational dedicated portal available in open access. This portal is an MHRD Project that is being developed by dedicated team of NME-ICT department under the guidelines of UGC. The prime objective is to meet curriculum and course content to fulfill the requirement of every postgraduate learner.
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Bibliographical and Citation Databases

Dimensions.ai
Developed by Digital Science & Research Solutions Ltd., Dimensions is an integrated research information platform that links publications, grants, patents, datasets, and clinical trials, providing both discovery and analytics capabilities.
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Google Scholar
A freely accessible academic search engine indexing scholarly articles, theses, books, conference papers, and patents across disciplines. It offers citation tracking and author profiles to aid research visibility.
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Journals Ranking

Clarivate Master Journal List (MJL)
The Clarivate MJL is an authoritative directory of peer-reviewed journals that are indexed in the Web of Science. It enables researchers to search and verify journals by discipline, publisher, ISSN, impact metrics, and coverage history. Inclusion in this list signifies adherence to high editorial standards, international peer review, and robust citation performance.
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Scopus
Scopus is a comprehensive subscription-based abstract and citation database curated by Elsevier. It indexes peer-reviewed journals, books, conference proceedings, and patents across science, technology, medicine, social science, and the arts and humanities. Scopus is widely used for literature discovery, research analytics, citation tracking, author profiling, and journal evaluation via CiteScore, SJR (SCImago Journal Rank), and SNIP metrics.
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SCImago Journal & Country Rank (SJR)
SCImago is a free online platform that provides journal and country rankings derived from Scopus data. The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) is a metric reflecting the scientific influence of journals by accounting for both the number of citations and the prestige of the citing journals. Journals and research institutions can be compared using filters for discipline, region, and metric values, supporting bibliometric and impact analysis.
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Literature Review Tools

Connected Papers
Developed by Connected Papers Ltd., this tool helps researchers explore and visualize relationships between academic papers. It generates a graph of related literature based on co-citation and similarity analysis, enabling efficient literature discovery.
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Research Rabbit
Developed by ResearchRabbit, Inc., Research Rabbit is a literature discovery and visualization platform that helps track research topics, authors, and papers over time. It provides personalized recommendations and collaborative research features.
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Litmaps
Developed by Litmaps Ltd., Litmaps enables researchers to visualize citation networks, track the evolution of ideas, and discover new relevant literature through interactive mapping of academic publications.
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Reference Management Tool

Mendeley
Developed by Elsevier, Mendeley is a reference manager and academic social network that helps researchers organize citations, collaborate online, and discover research. It offers citation styles, PDF annotation, and cloud synchronization.
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Statistical Analysis Tool

JASP
Developed by the JASP Team at the University of Amsterdam, JASP is an open-source statistical software that provides both classical and Bayesian analysis. Its intuitive interface is designed to make advanced statistical methods accessible to researchers.
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PSPP
Developed by the GNU Project, PSPP is a free, open-source alternative to SPSS for statistical analysis. It supports descriptive statistics, correlation, regression, and non-parametric tests, and can handle large datasets efficiently.
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Academic Writing Tools

Overleaf
Overleaf is a collaborative online LaTeX editor designed for scientific and technical writing, enabling users to easily create, format, and share documents for research, learning, and publication.
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Journal ranking in Google Scholar

ExCITATION
ExCITATION is a browser extension for Google Scholar designed to help academics and researchers quickly identify leading journals and important studies by providing journal rankings, citation sorting, and instant abstract previews.
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SDG mapping tool

KNOWSDGS SDG mapping tool
The KNOWSDGS SDG mapping tool is an advanced platform created by the EU's Joint Research Centre to identify, map, and analyze research and policy connections to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
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Social Networking site

ResearchGate
ResearchGate is a commercial social networking platform specifically designed for scientists and researchers to share academic papers, ask and answer research-related questions, and find collaborators worldwide. Founded in 2008, it has grown to host over 150 million publication pages and connect more than 20 million researchers. Researchers create profiles to showcase their work, share full-text articles, and track the impact of their research through metrics like reads and citations. The platform also includes a Q&A knowledgebase for scholarly discussions.
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Data Visualization Tools

VOSviewer
Developed by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS), Leiden University, VOSviewer is a software tool for creating and visualizing bibliometric networks. It is widely used for mapping co-authorship, citation, and keyword networks in research analysis.
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Bibliometrix
An R-based open-source tool for comprehensive bibliometric and scientometric analysis. It supports data import from major databases like Scopus, Web of Science, and PubMed, and offers statistical, network, and thematic mapping functionalities.
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CiteSpace
A Java-based application for visualizing and analyzing trends and patterns in scientific literature. CiteSpace is used for detecting emerging topics, mapping knowledge domains, and identifying critical articles in a research field.
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Research Metrics Tools

CiteScore (CS)
CiteScore measures the average citations received per document published in a journal over a four-year period. It helps assess a journal's scholarly impact and influence.
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JCR Impact Factor 2024
Published by Clarivate Analytics, the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) Impact Factor indicates the average number of citations to recent articles published in a specific journal. It is a widely recognized metric for evaluating journal performance.
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SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)
The SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) indicator, developed by SCImago Lab and based on Scopus data, measures a journal's prestige by considering both the number of citations and the importance of the citing journals.
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Other Tools

Open Policy Finder
Developed by Jisc (UK), this tool helps researchers and institutions locate and compare open access policies from publishers and funding agencies. It supports compliance with funder mandates and promotes transparency in scholarly publishing.
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UGC Regulation and Research Integrity
This document outlines the University Grants Commission (UGC) guidelines on promoting ethics and academic integrity in higher education. It details best practices for maintaining research quality, avoiding misconduct, and ensuring adherence to ethical standards.
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Elsevier Journal Finder
A free tool that helps authors match their manuscript to Elsevier journals based on the title, abstract, and keywords, along with information on scope, impact, and submission guidelines.
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Taylor & Francis Journal Suggester
Assists authors in finding suitable Taylor & Francis journals by analyzing their manuscript details and suggesting relevant matches.
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Springer Journal Finder
Provides a searchable database of Springer journals, enabling authors to filter by discipline, scope, and impact to identify the most relevant publication outlet.
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Wiley Journal Finder
Matches manuscripts to suitable Wiley journals using title, abstract, and keyword analysis, with details on scope, acceptance rates, and submission requirements.
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JANE (Journal/Author Name Estimator)
A free journal recommendation tool primarily for biomedical and life sciences. It matches manuscript content to journals indexed in PubMed, helping authors identify relevant publication venues.
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