Since its establishment, sequence stratigraphy has profoundly changed the basic principles and research methods for analyzing sedimentary stratigraphic records, representing an important revolution in geology. The establishment of a systematic and complete sequence stratigraphy theory has helped people deeply understand the roles played by various geological factors in different hierarchical sequence cycles and sedimentary stacking patterns. It can provide feedback on the mechanisms of global and local earth changes and the response mechanisms recorded.

      As the theory of sequence stratigraphy has developed to date, various types of sequence stratigraphy models have been formed, including three-part sequence, four-part sequence, genetic sequence, transgressive-regressive sequence, autocyclic sequence, isochronous sequence models, etc., as well as new research methods such as the shoreline migration trajectory method and the accommodation space method. These sequence stratigraphy models and research methods have played an active and crucial role in the exploration and development of energy minerals such as oil, natural gas, coal, uranium, and gas hydrates, effectively reducing the risks of natural resource exploration.

      In order to exchange the latest theoretical research and practical application progress in sequence stratigraphy, report on the frontier trends of the sedimentary sequence discipline and the development laws of sequence stratigraphy, discuss its future development trends and the process of standardizing the theory, and serve the exploration and development of mineral energy, environmental protection, resource utilization, and sustainable development, etc., the journal "Advances in Earth Science" specially launches a special column on "sequence stratigraphy". Professor Zhu Xiaomin and Associate Professor Ge Jiawang are specially invited to jointly serve as the chief editors of this special column. It is planned to be published (in the regular issue) in the first half of 2024.

I. Scope of Contributions for the Special Column (including but not limited to)

1. Review of the development of sequence stratigraphy and research trends
2. Continental sequence stratigraphy models and their applications
3. Marine sequence stratigraphy models and their applications
4. New research methods, new technologies, or processes in sequence stratigraphy
5. Other related topics

II. Chief Editors of the Special Column

      Professor Zhu Xiaomin, School of Geosciences, China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Email: xmzhu@cup.edu.cn

      Associate Professor Ge Jiawang, School of Geosciences and Technology, Southwest Petroleum University, Email: gjwddn@163.com

III. Deadline for Submissions: October 1, 2023

IV. Submission Method

      Please submit your manuscript through the official website of "Advances in Earth Science" (http://www.adearth.ac.cn). The manuscript should be written in Chinese. When submitting, please indicate that it is a manuscript for the "sequence stratigraphy" special column. The types of manuscripts are not limited (research papers, reviews, and comments are all acceptable), and the length of the paper should be within 15,000 words. For the submission template and specific requirements, please refer to the submission guidelines on the journal's homepage.

      We sincerely invite experts and scholars in the related fields of "sequence stratigraphy" at home and abroad to submit their papers enthusiastically!

      Contact Persons: Sun Liwei, Chi Xiuli, He Haoyu

      Contact Telephone: 0931-8762293

      Email: adearth@lzb.ac.cn

      Attachment: Call for Papers for the "Sequence Stratigraphy" Special Column

      Editorial Office of "Advances in Earth Science"

      May 12, 2023