Books

Special Publications are renowned throughout the global geoscience community for their high quality of science and production. They represent a state-of-the-art treatment of their subject matter. Over 30 subject areas are covered in more than 550 volumes. Special Publications are edited volumes drawing on a range of expert authors and provide a balanced coverage of subject area. The Society has high standards of quality control for book proposals, and the volume editors undertake full peer review of all papers to the standards expected for our journals.

Special publications are available online on the Lyell Collection and also as printed volumes from the Geological Society online bookshop. 

GeoHorizons is a new open science book series published jointly by the American Geophysical Union and the Geological Society. The series focus is on solution-based science that addresses the many challenges facing humanity and the environment, especially those related to climate change and sustainable development.

The series is committed to the principles of open science. 

This successful and popular series is devoted to engineering geology and geotechnical topics. The volumes are highly regarded internationally with editors and authors from all areas of the world contributing expertise in a broad range of topics related to engineering geology. The first volume was published in 1985 and the series now includes over 27 volumes. 

Volumes are available online in the Lyell Collection or as printed books from the Geological Society online bookshop. 

This successful and popular series is devoted to engineering geology and geotechnical topics. The volumes are highly regarded internationally with editors and authors from all areas of the world contributing expertise in a broad range of topics related to engineering geology. The first volume was published in 1985 and the series now includes over 27 volumes. 

Volumes are available online in the Lyell Collection or as printed books from the Geological Society online bookshop.

Access to Engineering Geology Special Publications is also available as part of the Engineering Geology Package annual subscription (with the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology).

Memoirs are definitive treatments of key subject areas by acknowledged experts. Ranging in format from edited collections of papers to volumes written by a single author or group of authors Memoirs are authoritative and widely respected. 

This series was first launched in 1958 and now includes over 60 volumes covering topics including but not limited to the Oman mountains, the Antarctic, Myanmar, the Arabian Peninsular and the UK oil and gas fields.

Series Editor: Professor Angela L. Coe, The Open University

Geoscience in Practice is a series of books covering the use and application of geological techniques relevant to a subdiscipline. The series aims to present balanced, practical expertise and critical hands-on information from experienced contributors in a way that is clear, straightforward and relevant for a broad audience, including undergraduates, trainee geoscientists, professionals, practitioners, and others. Techniques covered may be field, laboratory, office-based or any combination. A theoretical knowledge in the subdiscipline will be assumed to allow the volumes to solely concentrate on how to apply the techniques in practice, with key text augmented by flow charts, top tips and worked examples from industry and academia. Books in the series will follow a specifically designed, accessible layout and include full colour illustrations.

These regional geology titles appeal to a broad audience, from amateurs and professionals visiting a region on their holidays, to researchers and engineers needing an overview of an area they are planning to work in.

The Petroleum Geology Conference series is a sequence of edited and peer-reviewed volumes arising from the prestigious London-hosted conferences. The series features papers, posters, animations and core photographs with commentary. The principal focus is on North-West Europe, but papers also detail many generic advances made in petroleum geology.

The Lyell Collection features the Proceedings from the 4th to 8th conferences and hardback volumes can also be purchased from the bookshop. 

This series has been superseded by the Energy Geoscience Conference series also available in the Lyell Collection. 

These are commissioned by the Stratigraphy Commission and comprise mostly Correlation Charts for each Series within the UK. The Stratigraphy Commission are currently working on the Revised Correlations.

This series covers subjects of topical interest to a non-specialist audience. 

This famous series, edited by Professors Deer, Howie and Zussman was acquired by the Geological Society in 1997. The 11 volume set is now complete.

The Society publishes books within occasional series, and also one-off titles. Brief details of recently active series are given below.

Professional Handbooks
These books offer guidance on practical aspects of the Earth Sciences and appeal to geoscientists working in both academia and industry. There are currently only two volumes in this series and we would be pleased to discuss ideas for further volumes.

Non-series titles
Our focus is in acquiring volumes for our main books series, but we will consider books that do not fit comfortably within one of those series.