About Geochemical Journal

Geochemical Journal is an international journal devoted to original research papers in geochemistry and cosmochemistry. It was established in 1966 and has been published as an open access journal since 2022. It is the primary journal of the Geochemical Society of Japan.

Areas of research are as follows:
Cosmochemistry, Mineral and Rock Chemistry, Volcanology and Hydrothermal Chemistry, Isotope Geochemistry and Geochronology, Atmospheric Chemistry, Hydro- and Marine Chemistry, Organic Geochemistry, Environmental Chemistry

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Geochemical Journal News

• 2024/10/02

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• 2024/04/01

  [New!] Call for papers in Special issue “Cosmochemistry of extraterrestrial materials from atomic scale to the Solar System”

• 2023/12/05

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• 2023/10/07

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Latest Issue

Large disequilibrium of ²³⁴U/²³⁸U isotope ratios in deep groundwater and its potential application as a groundwater mixing indicator

Chika Kuribayashi, Kazuya Miyakawa, Akane Ito, Masaharu Tanimizu

Geochemical Journal, Vol. 59 No. 2, P. 35-44, 2025

Early Release

Five-stage multielement separation procedure: A unique and essential tool for the multi-isotopic analyses of precious (< 30 mg) extraterrestrial materials

Ikshu Gautam, Tetsuya Yokoyama, Mary F. Horan, Richard W. Carlson

Geochemical Journal, Early Release (Accepted: 2025/03/02)

The Elemental Abundances of Ryugu: Assessment of Chemical Heterogeneities and the Nugget Effect

Tetsuya Yokoyama, Nicolas Dauphas, Ryota Fukai, Tomohiro Usui, Shogo Tachibana, Maria Schönbächler, Henner Busemann, Masanao Abe, Toru Yada

Geochemical Journal, Early Release (Accepted: 2025/02/05)