Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University. Earth SciencesFounded in 1956, "Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University. Earth Sciences" is a peer-reviewed journal of science and theory drawing together the results of the researchers all around the world. The main focus of the journal is papers based on original research, analytical reviews.

Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University. Earth Sciences is published quarterly.

The Journal is included in the list of the leading refereed academic journals and periodicals recommended by the Higher Attestation Committee at the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, assigned for publication of the key results of doctoral dissertations (including both Russian doctoral degrees: the Ph.D. and the Doctor of Earth Sciences).

Vestnik of Saint-Petersburg University. Earth Sciences is covered by the following databases: GeoRefEBSCO, Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory, eLIBRARY.ru, EastView, CyberLeninka, Russian Science Citation index (included in multidisciplinary resources of Web of Science).

Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Earth Sciences is indexed in Scopus and Emerging Sources Citation Index (Web of Science Core Collection) from January 2018.