SESCI is a peer-reviewed journal; it publishes research papers on a wide range of subjects in the Earth sciences, including Chemical geodynamics, covering the physical and chemical evolution of the Earth Petrologic processes, ranging from igneous rocks to sedimentary and metamorphic rocks Present and the past Environments Tectonic processes that affect the crust and upper mantle, ranging from structural geology, to plate tectonics Geochemical behavior of different elements and mineralization processes High pressure experiments that address chemical and/or physical properties of Earth materials New methods, new ideas, new models SESCI aims at providing an interface for Earth scientists all over the world, to share new progress and exchange new ideas. It contains some of the following: Trends, reporting recent progress in Earth Sciences Reviews, summarizing major recent progress in a special field Articles, reporting a well-developed piece of research work Letters, reporting major progress of an ongoing research project Hypotheses, reporting original, innovative, striking new ideas on phenomena of global significance Forum, discussing papers published in SES News, brief introductions to major progress in Earth sciences This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, in particular SDG 13 (Climate Action)