''Island Arc'' is a

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quarterly

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that was established in 1992, covering "Earth Sciences of Convergent Plate Margins and Related Topics". It is published by

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on behalf of the

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, in association with the Japan Association for Quaternary Research,

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, Palaeontological Society of Japan and the Society of Resource Geology.

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/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences,

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, and

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. According to the

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, the journal's 2009

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is 1.182, ranking it 82nd out of 153 in the category "Geosciences, Multidisciplinary".

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Earth and atmospheric sciences journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals Quarterly journals English-language journals Publications established in 1992 Geology journals

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