About the Journal
Scope and Aims
GEOACTA is published in two formats: print (ISSN 0326-7237) and online (ISSN 1852-7744), with a frequency of two volumes per year, one for each semester. Argentina's Argentine Association of Geophysicists and Geodesists (AAGG) is responsible for publishing it.
The journal’s first volume was issued in 1960 following the AAGG Congress held in the Province of Tucumán. Since 2018, GEOACTA has published 97 volumes, which have included scientific articles, communications, reports, and technological developments.
The journal's mission is to disseminate original and unpublished articles, technological developments, and communications resulting from research and technological advancements in the fields of Earth, atmospheric, and hydrospheric sciences, both nationally and internationally. The official languages of GEOACTA are Spanish and English.
Submissions that present valuable local, regional, or international information are accepted, provided they demonstrate proper justification, adequate experimental design, and thorough discussion. All manuscripts submitted to GEOACTA must be unpublished and not under consideration (in whole or in part) in another journal.
Since GEOACTA’s readership includes professionals from various disciplines, articles should be accessible to a broad audience within Earth, atmospheric, and hydrospheric sciences. The journal accepts contributions in disciplines such as Geophysics, Geomatics, Atmospheric Sciences, Solar-Terrestrial Physics, Gravimetry, Geomagnetism, Seismology, Volcanology, Hydrogeophysics, Hydrology, Applied Geophysics, Cryospheric Sciences, Meteorology, Climatology, Oceanography, and others.
Articles may be written in Spanish or English; however, publications in English are encouraged to allow for greater dissemination. Regardless of the language of the manuscript, it must be well-written and meet high standards of clarity and precision. Both the title and abstract must be provided in both Spanish and English.
GEOACTA publishes the following types of articles:
Scientific Articles
Complete works containing scientific research results that make an original contribution to general, regional, or international knowledge. These articles are intended to discuss a hypothesis or to provide a novel theoretical and/or practical perspective on the topic. Although not required, it is strongly recommended to include at least one example with real data to illustrate the proposed technology or concept. Articles should be coherently structured, including an introduction, methodology, results, discussion, and conclusions, ensuring clarity and scientific rigor.
Short Notes
Concise communications that present preliminary results, novel observations, or specific advances in a field of study. These articles allow authors to share relevant, shorter contributions that may not require the full development of a traditional scientific article. Short notes should focus on a specific topic, be clear and direct, and may include results that serve as a basis for future studies or immediate practical applications. Although shorter in length, they must meet the same standards of rigor and scientific quality as full articles.
Reviews
Articles offering a comprehensive and critical evaluation of existing scientific literature within a specific area of knowledge. These works analyze and synthesize previous findings, identify trends and research gaps, and propose future directions, providing an updated, contextualized view of the subject. Reviews are aimed at researchers and professionals seeking an in-depth understanding of the state of the art in a discipline, presenting a rigorous and well-founded analysis that facilitates knowledge advancement and the development of new research.
Didactic Aids and Tutorials
Articles focused on teaching and understanding concepts, methods, or technologies in specific areas of knowledge. These works provide detailed explanations, practical examples, and pedagogical strategies that facilitate the learning and application of complex topics. Targeted at undergraduate/graduate students and professionals, these articles seek to inspire ideas and support the development of technical and conceptual skills in an accessible and structured way.
Reports
Complete articles, extended abstracts, and works presented in plenary conferences, scientific and technical workshops, and roundtables at AAGG Scientific Meetings. This section includes the works developed and presented by their authors, providing direct access to the academic and technical contributions shared at these events.
Histories and Commemorations
Dissemination articles documenting the trajectories and milestones of scientific and academic institutions, laboratories, research centers, and key figures in their respective disciplines. This section aims to preserve and highlight the legacy and significant contributions of these entities to scientific knowledge, commemorating anniversaries and relevant events in their evolution.
GEOACTA is part of CONICET's Core List of Publications, has broad global dissemination, and is indexed in LATINDEX. It is also indexed in e-Revistas, the Open Access Platform of Spanish and Latin American Scientific Journals, a project led by Spain’s National Research Council (CSIC) to promote visibility and accessibility of scientific journals published in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal. Journals in this project must meet quality criteria based on LATINDEX standards for electronic journals.
The journal is open to submissions from AAGG members and any scientist, technologist, academic, professional, and graduate or undergraduate student—national, regional, or international—not associated with AAGG, following GEOACTA's publication guidelines.
The journal supports the open access movement as a public good, providing full, immediate access to all content at no cost to authors or readers. Additionally, simultaneous publication in self-archiving systems or institutional repositories is allowed and encouraged.
GEOACTA reserves the right to accept or reject submissions in accordance with its thematic scope and publication guidelines.
The opinions expressed by the authors of the articles are their sole responsibility.
Publication Frequency
GEOACTA is a peer-reviewed scientific journal with a semiannual frequency. Issues are published in July (for the July-December period) and December (for the January-June period).
The journal accepts article submissions on an ongoing basis.
GEOACTA does not charge submission fees or publication fees.
While GEOACTA is available in both print and online formats, since 2014, online publication has been the primary format, with print reserved for exceptional cases.
Peer Review System
Manuscripts submitted to the journal undergo an editorial process as follows:
Submissions undergo a preliminary evaluation by the editorial team, who determine their suitability for publication.
Manuscripts that do not adhere to preparation guidelines or that do not align with the journal's purpose and focus are returned to authors without undergoing peer review.
Articles that meet thematic and formal requirements are sent to two external peer reviewers with expertise in the subject.
GEOACTA uses a double-blind peer review process.
In every case, at least two subject-matter experts who are not part of the publishing unit evaluate the articles.
Based on this process, articles may be accepted, accepted with modifications, or rejected, always with relevant justifications.
If reviewers suggest revisions for eventual acceptance, authors are informed and expected to make the changes within 45 days for minor changes and 90 days for major revisions. After this period, a resubmission will be considered a new submission.
Galley proofs are sent to authors electronically in PDF (Acrobat Reader) format and must be returned within seven days of receipt. Otherwise, the editors reserve the right to finalize corrections and proceed with publication.
Once galley proofs are corrected, the PDF will be uploaded in the corresponding volume on the journal’s website for public access.
Indexing and Inclusion
GEOACTA is indexed in the following indices, databases, and catalogs:
Core List: Core List of Argentine Scientific Journals (Argentina)
LATINDEX Catalog 2.0: Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal (Mexico)
CCPP: Collective catalog of periodicals (print version)
Open Access Policy
The institution supports and promotes the open-access movement as a public good, providing immediate and complete access to all content without charges to authors or readers, believing that offering scientific and academic production to society without restrictions promotes broader global knowledge exchange.
As of October 2017, GEOACTA has agreed to follow the Mexico Declaration in support of the Latin American non-commercial open-access ecosystem. To protect academic and scientific output in the region in open access, it suggests using the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA) License.
Archiving and Self-Archiving Policy
Archiving: GEOACTA uses the LOCKSS system via PKP PN to create a distributed archive among participating libraries, allowing these libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.
Self-Archiving: GEOACTA allows self-archiving of the post-print version (editorial version) on authors’ personal websites, as well as institutional and thematic repositories.
The journal’s deposit policy is registered in Malena.
Preservation Policy
Materials published in this journal are deposited in SEDICI, the institutional repository of the National University of La Plata. Automated backups, remote copies, format adjustments, integrity checks, and other activities required to ensure digital preservation are performed through this repository.
SEDICI’s preservation policies can be viewed at: http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/pages/politicas#preservacion
Interoperability Protocol
GEOACTA is published using OJS (Open Journals System) and incorporates the OAI-PMH (Open Archive Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting) interoperability protocol at the URL: https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/revagro/oai, allowing different formats for metadata (rfc1807, nlm, marcxml, oai_marc, and oai_dc) to be obtained by entering the corresponding acronym as the metadataPrefix parameter value.
