About the Journal
Earth & Planetary Insights (EPI) is an international scholarly journal dedicated to advancing high-quality research across the broad fields of Earth, environmental, geoscientific, and planetary studies. The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, academics, and professionals whose work contributes to a deeper understanding of the Earth system, natural resources, environmental processes, planetary bodies, and the dynamic interactions shaping our world and beyond.
EPI welcomes original research articles, review papers, case studies, and scientific contributions addressing key areas such as geology, geophysics, geochemistry, hydrogeology, soil and water sciences, environmental monitoring, climate-related processes, natural hazards, resource management, remote sensing, geospatial technologies, planetary exploration, and space-related scientific research. By connecting traditional geosciences with emerging technological and interdisciplinary approaches, the journal supports research that is both scientifically rigorous and relevant to contemporary global challenges.
The journal places particular emphasis on studies that contribute to sustainable development, responsible management of natural resources, environmental protection, climate resilience, technological innovation, and the exploration of Earth and planetary systems. Through the publication of carefully reviewed scholarly work, EPI aims to strengthen international academic dialogue and support the visibility of research that has scientific, environmental, and societal significance.
Published under the scholarly framework of SWS Scholarly Society / SGEM WORLD SCIENCE, Earth & Planetary Insights is committed to transparent editorial standards, ethical publishing practices, academic integrity, and the long-term dissemination of scientific knowledge. Its mission is to serve as a trusted academic venue for researchers seeking to share meaningful discoveries, practical insights, and forward-looking perspectives in Earth and planetary sciences.
Mission and Scholarly Profile
Earth & Planetary Insights (EPI) is part of the SWS Society eJournals framework, created to support open access, peer-reviewed scholarly communication in fields that are essential for understanding the planet and shaping a sustainable future. The journal connects classical Earth sciences with emerging interdisciplinary research, bringing together geoscience, environmental science, planetary studies, remote sensing, resource management and space-related scientific perspectives.
Inspired by the SWS Scholarly Society’s commitment to Earth & Planetary Sciences and its belief in green science for green life, EPI welcomes research that helps address climate change, environmental transformation, natural hazards, sustainable resource use, technological innovation and the responsible exploration of Earth and planetary systems.
Open Access and Visibility
As an open access journal, EPI supports the wide dissemination of scientific knowledge. Published articles are prepared for long-term accessibility, metadata visibility and discovery through scholarly infrastructure connected with DOI registration, Crossref metadata services, ORCID, indexing-oriented workflows and the SWS Online Library environment.
The journal’s open access model helps authors share research with the international scientific community and supports readers, institutions and libraries in discovering reliable scholarly content without access barriers.
SWS Scientific Context
The journal belongs to the broader scholarly ecosystem of SGEM WORLD SCIENCE (SWS) Scholarly Society, a Vienna-based academic community connecting experts across scientific fields, conferences, publishing initiatives, eLibrary resources, committees and international partnerships. This context strengthens the journal’s role as a bridge between research, education, sustainability and interdisciplinary scientific collaboration.
Within this framework, Earth & Planetary Insights contributes to the SWS mission of supporting meaningful science, responsible knowledge exchange and international visibility for research addressing Earth systems, environmental transformation, technological innovation and planetary futures.