Geological Society of India
Encyclopedia
The Geological Society of India is based in Bangalore, India. Its flagship product is the Journal of the Geological Society of India (JGSI).
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'B. P. Radhakrishna'
who occasionally writes on pressing science-society issues. The geological society has three classes of membership: Life/Annual Membership; Honorary fellows
; Corporate members. The fellows are elected once a year by the council. The society has found the life memberships it offered long ago to be a burden in the sense that life fellows do not have to contribute to the society monetarily but the society has to honour the subscriptions.
The society publishes its journal monthly. It also publishes memoirs, text books, field guides and an economic geology series, all related to the geology of India. It has a not very high, but respectable, impact factor
of 0.424.
ed articles on all aspects of earth science. Most contributions are from India, with a few from neighbouring countries and rarely from outside the continent
. But as a reliable source of information on Indian geology it has acquired some repute in geological circles.
The present editor
is Fareeduddin. The editorial board has B. B. Bhattacharya (Calcutta), D. K. Paul (Calcutta), G. V. R. Prasad (University of Jammu
) and M. Ramakrishnan (Chennai
) as members.
Establishment
As declared in the JGSI, the Society was established on May 28, 1958 to promote the cause of advanced study and research in all branches of earth system scienceEarth science
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Governance
The society is administered by a council having a term of three years. The President of the current council is the geologistGeologist
A geologist is a scientist who studies the solid and liquid matter that constitutes the Earth as well as the processes and history that has shaped it. Geologists usually engage in studying geology. Geologists, studying more of an applied science than a theoretical one, must approach Geology using...
'B. P. Radhakrishna'
Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna
Bangalore Puttaiya Radhakrishna or B P Radhakrishna also popularly known as BPR is one of the leading geologists of India. He is often referred to as 'the doyen of Indian geology'...
who occasionally writes on pressing science-society issues. The geological society has three classes of membership: Life/Annual Membership; Honorary fellows
Fellows
Fellows or Fellowes is a surname and may refer to:People* Ailwyn Fellowes, 1st Baron Ailwyn , British businessman, farmer and politician* Carol Fellowes, 4th Baron Ailwyn , British peer...
; Corporate members. The fellows are elected once a year by the council. The society has found the life memberships it offered long ago to be a burden in the sense that life fellows do not have to contribute to the society monetarily but the society has to honour the subscriptions.
The society publishes its journal monthly. It also publishes memoirs, text books, field guides and an economic geology series, all related to the geology of India. It has a not very high, but respectable, impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 0.424.
Journal of the Geological Society of India
The journal publishes peer reviewPeer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed articles on all aspects of earth science. Most contributions are from India, with a few from neighbouring countries and rarely from outside the continent
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
. But as a reliable source of information on Indian geology it has acquired some repute in geological circles.
The present editor
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
is Fareeduddin. The editorial board has B. B. Bhattacharya (Calcutta), D. K. Paul (Calcutta), G. V. R. Prasad (University of Jammu
University of Jammu
The University of Jammu was established in 1969 by an Act of the State Legislature which effectively bifurcated the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir University into the Universities of Jammu and Kashmir respectively. The University is at present located on the banks of the Tawi River...
) and M. Ramakrishnan (Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
) as members.