An International Journal of Petrology, Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Lithos publishes original research papers on the petrology, geochemistry and petrogenesis of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Papers on mineralogy/mineral physics related to petrology and petrogenetic problems are also welcomed. Types of papers published include: regular articles, letters, reviews (normally invited by the editors), comments/replies, book reviews and (very occasionally) synthesis papers. Please click here for more information on Letters and Synthesis

This journal welcomes contributions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals

 scholastic papers, reviews, Letters and Synthesis, comments/replies and book reviews.

Editors-in-Chief
Xian-Hua Li
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China Email Xian-Hua Li Igneous Petrogenesis and Isotope Geochemistry
Michael Roden
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, United States Email Michael Roden Alkaline rocks, Granitoids, Carbonatites, Intraplate magmatism
Marco Scambelluri
University of Genoa, Genova, Italy Email Marco Scambelluri Metamorphic petrology - Metamorphic fluids, Burial and exhumation tectonics, High- and ultrahigh-pressure rocks, Subduction fluids, Mass transfer and volatile recycling in subduction zones, Mantle metasomatism
Greg Shellnutt
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan Email Greg Shellnutt
Editorial Board
Gray Bebout
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Bernard Bonin
Paris-Sud University, Orsay, France
Paterno Castillo
University of California San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography Geosciences Research Division, La Jolla, California, United States
Bin Chen
Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Christina Yan Wang
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
Sun-Lin Chung
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Christopher Clark
Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Laurence Coogan
University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Steve Foley
Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Maria Luce Frezzotti
University of Milan–Bicocca, Milano, Italy
Marguerite Godard
University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
William Griffin
Maquarie University Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Sydney, Australia
Dan Harlov
Helmholtz Centre Potsdam German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Chris Harris
University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
Jörg Hermann
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Timm John
Free University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Vadim Kamenetsky
University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
Andrew C. Kerr
Cardiff University School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Jean-Paul Liégeois
Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium
Roger Mitchell
Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Iain Neill
University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ali Polat
University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Daniela Rubatto
University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Greg Shellnutt
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan
Francesco G.M. Stoppa
Gabriele d'Annunzio University of Chieti and Pescara, Chieti, Italy petrology of igneous rocks, above all akaline rocks and carbonatites, petrogenetic processes, mafic magmas, geodynamic and geo-tectonic interpreation of magamati activity, vulcanology.
Massimo Tiepolo
University of Milan, Milano, Italy
Qiang Wang
Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry State Key Laboratory of Isotope Geochemistry, Guangzhou, China
Jessica Warren
University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware, United States
Yong-Fei Zheng
University of Science and Technology of China School of Earth and Space Science, Hefei, China
Di-Cheng Zhu
China University of Geosciences Beijing School of Earth Sciences and Resources, Beijing, China