The Estonian Journal of Earth Sciences is an international scientific open access journal published by the Estonian Academy of Sciences in collaboration with the Tallinn University of Technology, the University of Tartu, the Estonian University of Life Sciences and the Talllinn University.The journal publishes primary research and review papers in the English language. All articles are provided with short Estonian summaries.All papers to be published in the journal are peer reviewed internationally.The journal is open for publications in all fields of Earth sciences, including besides different geological sensu lato disciplines, also geography and oceanography having certain connection with our part of the world, North Europe and the Baltic area in particular.