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TerraNexus
Scientific Journal

Where Earth Sciences Converge

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21 Disciplines
5 Fields
40 Days to Acceptance

About the Journal

A global forum for multidisciplinary science

TerraNexus Scientific Journal bridges disciplines across the sciences to advance understanding of natural systems, resources, and history.

TerraNexus Scientific Journal is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal spanning five pillars and twenty-one disciplines — Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Fundamental Sciences, Life Sciences, and Applied Sciences & Technology — and the work that connects them. Our platform provides researchers worldwide with rapid, rigorous, and transparent publication outcomes.

We believe scientific progress accelerates when knowledge flows freely. Every article published in TerraNexus is freely accessible to researchers, institutions, and the public globally — no paywalled subscriptions, no restrictive licensing.

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Rapid Peer Review

40-day submission-to-acceptance pipeline. Transparent decision timelines, no indefinite delays.

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Global & Inclusive

Open to researchers worldwide. We welcome submissions in every discipline of our scope, from every region and every career stage.

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Multidisciplinary

21 disciplines across 5 pillars — from mineralogy and paleontology to materials science and petroleum engineering.

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Open Access

All published articles freely accessible under CC BY 4.0. Maximize your research impact and citations.

Scope of the Journal

21 Disciplines · 5 Pillars

Manuscripts must address at least one discipline across our five field categories.

🌍 Earth Science

6 disciplines ▲
Mineralogy & Petrology Geochemistry Structural Geology Sedimentology Paleontology Geophysics

🌦 Environmental Sciences

4 disciplines ▲
Environmental Geology Geomorphology Hydrology Climate Science

🔬 Fundamental Sciences

3 disciplines ▲
Mathematics Physics Chemistry

🌱 Life Sciences

3 disciplines ▲
Paleobiology Biogeology Ecology

⚡ Applied Sciences & Technology

5 disciplines ▲
Materials Science Mining Engineering Metallurgy Geostatistics Petroleum & Gas

Editorial Board

World-Class Scientific Leadership

Our board spans four continents, ensuring expert, culturally-aware peer review across all covered disciplines.

Founder / Publisher

Founder / Publisher

N.MAMA

TerraNexus Scientific Journal

Editor-in-Chief & Deputy Editors

Editor-in-Chief

Prof. Urs S. Klötzli

University of Vienna

Distinguished geologist specializing in mineralogy and petrology, U-Pb geochronology, and crustal evolution.

1st Deputy Editor

Prof. Nathalie Fagel

Université de Liège

Specialist in clay mineralogy, sedimentology, and Quaternary geology.

2nd Deputy Editor

Alexandre

University of [university] (placeholder — UN)

Structural geologist.

Editorial Members

Editorial Member

Prof. Ntieche Benjamin

Université de Yaoundé 1

Structural Geology and Petrology

Editorial Member

Dr. Mfayakouo Bachirou

Université de Maroua

[brief scope — to be confirmed]

Editorial Member

Dr. Tarkwa Jean Baptiste

Université de Ngaoundéré

[brief scope — to be confirmed]

Editorial Member

KAMSEU Elie

MINPROMAL, Cameroun

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Peer Review Criteria

9-Criteria Evaluation Grid

Each manuscript is scored on a 1–5 scale across three categories. Auto-rejection applies if ethical compliance scores 1.

Category Weight Criteria Scale
A Scientific Content 40% A1 — Originality
A2 — Methodology
A3 — Results & Analysis
A4 — Discussion & Conclusions 		1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
B Editorial Standards 30% B1 — Clarity of Writing
B2 — Structure & Organization
B3 — References & Citations 		1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
C Scope & Ethics 30% C1 — Relevance to Scope
C2 — Ethics & Integrity 		1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5
Scale: 1 = Poor · 2 = Below Standard · 3 = Acceptable · 4 = Good · 5 = Excellent
⚠ Auto-reject: Any manuscript receiving a score of 1 on C2 (Ethics & Integrity) is automatically rejected — no exceptions. Ethics violations cannot be compensated by higher scores in other categories.

Peer Review Process

40 Days to Publication — No Surprises

We respect your time. Every stage has a published SLA, tracked at the editorial level.

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Submission Received
Day 0
Editorial pre-screening for scope and formatting
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First Decision
5 days
Submission → First decision (5 days). Desk rejection or advancement to peer review.
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Peer Review
30 days
Review time: 30 days of expert peer review
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Acceptance
40 days
Submission → Acceptance: 40 days from first submission to acceptance decision
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Online Publication
10 days
Acceptance → Publication: 10 days. Galley proof → DOI assignment → online
Total: Submission → Online Publication
50 days
Submission → First decision: 5 days · Review time: 30 days · Submission → Acceptance: 40 days · Acceptance → Publication: 10 days

Fees

Article Processing Charges

Tiered pricing based on World Bank Country Classification. A voluntary APC contribution is requested after your manuscript is accepted — submission is always free.

Fee Waived
$0
Low-income & lower-middle-income countries (World Bank classification). Automatic — no payment required.
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Reduced APC
$50
Upper-middle-income countries (World Bank classification).
Standard APC
$70
High-income countries (World Bank classification).
What APC Covers
Editorial peer-review services, open-access publication hosting, metadata preparation, and online dissemination.
Waiver Policy
Automatic for corresponding authors from World Bank low/lower-middle-income countries. Manual waiver requests considered for exceptional cases — contact us.
Payment Flow
After acceptance, authors receive a Stripe payment link by email. The buttons above also accept voluntary APC contributions for any author.

Submission is free. APC is requested only after acceptance, or as a voluntary contribution here.

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