''Tectonics'' is a

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geology Geology () is a branch of natural science concerned with Earth and other astronomical objects, the features or rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Ear ...

focusing on

tectonics Tectonics (; ) are the processes that control the structure and properties of the Earth's crust and its evolution through time. These include the processes of mountain building, the growth and behavior of the strong, old cores of continents k ...

. It is published by the

American Geophysical Union The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization of Earth, atmospheric, ocean, hydrologic, space, and planetary scientists and enthusiasts that according to their website includes 130,000 people (not members). AGU's act ...

in collaboration with the

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. The journal is edited by John Geissman (

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), Laurent Jolivet ( Institut des Sciences de la Terre de Paris), Nathan Niemi (

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) and Taylor Schildgen (

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The journal is

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in the following

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s: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 3.58.

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