EDITORIAL STAFF
| Editor-in-Chief Duncan Pay | Editors, Lab Notes Thomas M. Moses Shane F. McClure |
| Managing Editor Stuart D. Overlin | Contributing Editors James E. Shigley Andy Lucas Donna Beaton |
| Technical Editors Tao Hsu Jennifer Stone-Sundberg | Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Alice S. Keller |
| Editor Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta | Customer Service Martha Erickson 1(760) 603-4502 |
| Editorial Assistants Brooke Goedert Erin Hogarth |
For all G&G customer service and editorial questions, please contact us.
PRODUCTION STAFF
| Creative Director Faizah Bhatti | Video Production Larry Lavitt Pedro Padua Nancy Powers Betsy Winans |
| Image Specialists Kevin Schumacher Eric Welch | Production Supervisor Richard Canedo |
| Illustrator Peter Johnston | Production Specialist Juan Zanuharia |
Photographer Robert Weldon | Multimedia Specialist Lynn Nguyen |
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
| Ahmadjan Abduriyim Tokyo, Japan | A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia | Nathan Renfro Carlsbad, California |
| Timothy Adams San Diego, California | E. Alan Jobbins Caterham, UK | Benjamin Rondeau Nantes, France |
| Edward W. Boehm Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mary L. Johnson San Diego, California | George R. Rossman Pasadena, California |
| James E. Butler Washington, DC | Anthony R. Kampf Los Angeles, California | Kenneth Scarratt Bangkok, Thailand |
| Alan T. Collins London, UK | Robert E. Kane Helena, Montana | Andy Shen Wuhan, China |
| John L. Emmett Brush Prairie, Washington | Stefanos Karampelas Lucerne, Switzerland | Guanghai Shi Beijing, China |
| Emmanuel Fritsch Nantes, France | Lore Kiefert Lucerne, Switzerland | James E. Shigley Carlsbad, California |
| Eloïse Gaillou Paris, France | Ren Lu Wuhan, China | Elisabeth Strack Hamburg, Germany |
| Gaston Giuliani Nancy, France | Thomas M. Moses New York, New York | Wuyi Wang New York, New York |
| Jaroslav Hyrsl Prague, Czech Republic | Mark Newton Coventry, UK | Christopher M. Welbourn Reading, UK |
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
Subscriptions
Copies of the current issue may be purchased for $29.95 plus shipping. Subscriptions are $79.99 for one year (4 issues) in the U.S. and $99.99 elsewhere. Canadian subscribers should add GST. Discounts are available for group subscriptions, GIA alumni, and current GIA students. To purchase print subscriptions, visit store.gia.edu or contact Customer Service. For institutional rates, contact Customer Service.
To purchase subscriptions visit the GIA store or contact Customer Service.
Database Coverage
Database Coverage
Gems & Gemology's impact factor is 0.778, according to the 2013 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports (issued July 2014). G&G is abstracted in Thomson Reuters products (Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and Science Citation Index-Expanded, including the Web of Knowledge) and other databases:
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
Gems & Gemology, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes the submission of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Guidelines for Authors at gia.edu/gandg or contact the Managing Editor. Letters on articles published in G&G are also welcome. Please note that Field Reports, Lab Notes, and Gem News International entries are not peer-reviewed sections, but do undergo technical and editorial review.
Copyright and Reprint Permission
Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limits of U.S. copy right law for private use of patrons. Instructors are permitted to photocopy isolated articles for noncommercial classroom use without fee. Copying of the photographs by any means other than traditional photocopying techniques (Xerox, etc.) is prohibited without the express permission of the photographer (where listed) or author of the article in which the photo appears (where no photographer is listed). For other copying, reprint, or republication permission, please contact the Managing Editor.
Gems & Gemology is published quarterly by the Gemological Institute of America, a nonprofit educational organization for the gem and jewelry industry.
Any opinions expressed in signed articles are understood to be opinions of the authors and not of the publisher.
EDITORIAL STAFF
| Editor-in-Chief Duncan Pay | Editors, Lab Notes Thomas M. Moses Shane F. McClure |
| Managing Editor Stuart D. Overlin | Contributing Editors James E. Shigley Andy Lucas Donna Beaton |
| Technical Editors Tao Hsu Jennifer Stone-Sundberg | Editor-in-Chief Emeritus Alice S. Keller |
| Editor Jennifer-Lynn Archuleta | Customer Service Martha Erickson 1(760) 603-4502 |
| Editorial Assistants Brooke Goedert Erin Hogarth |
For all G&G customer service and editorial questions, please contact us.
PRODUCTION STAFF
| Creative Director Faizah Bhatti | Video Production Larry Lavitt Pedro Padua Nancy Powers Betsy Winans |
| Image Specialists Kevin Schumacher Eric Welch | Production Supervisor Richard Canedo |
| Illustrator Peter Johnston | Production Specialist Juan Zanuharia |
Photographer Robert Weldon | Multimedia Specialist Lynn Nguyen |
EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD
| Ahmadjan Abduriyim Tokyo, Japan | A. J. A. (Bram) Janse Perth, Australia | Nathan Renfro Carlsbad, California |
| Timothy Adams San Diego, California | E. Alan Jobbins Caterham, UK | Benjamin Rondeau Nantes, France |
| Edward W. Boehm Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mary L. Johnson San Diego, California | George R. Rossman Pasadena, California |
| James E. Butler Washington, DC | Anthony R. Kampf Los Angeles, California | Kenneth Scarratt Bangkok, Thailand |
| Alan T. Collins London, UK | Robert E. Kane Helena, Montana | Andy Shen Wuhan, China |
| John L. Emmett Brush Prairie, Washington | Stefanos Karampelas Lucerne, Switzerland | Guanghai Shi Beijing, China |
| Emmanuel Fritsch Nantes, France | Lore Kiefert Lucerne, Switzerland | James E. Shigley Carlsbad, California |
| Eloïse Gaillou Paris, France | Ren Lu Wuhan, China | Elisabeth Strack Hamburg, Germany |
| Gaston Giuliani Nancy, France | Thomas M. Moses New York, New York | Wuyi Wang New York, New York |
| Jaroslav Hyrsl Prague, Czech Republic | Mark Newton Coventry, UK | Christopher M. Welbourn Reading, UK |
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
Subscriptions
Copies of the current issue may be purchased for $29.95 plus shipping. Subscriptions are $79.99 for one year (4 issues) in the U.S. and $99.99 elsewhere. Canadian subscribers should add GST. Discounts are available for group subscriptions, GIA alumni, and current GIA students. To purchase print subscriptions, visit store.gia.edu or contact Customer Service. For institutional rates, contact Customer Service.
To purchase subscriptions visit the GIA store or contact Customer Service.
Database Coverage
Database Coverage
Gems & Gemology's impact factor is 0.778, according to the 2013 Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports (issued July 2014). G&G is abstracted in Thomson Reuters products (Current Contents: Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences and Science Citation Index-Expanded, including the Web of Knowledge) and other databases:
| Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) | Current Abstracts | ProQuest/Cambridge Scientific Abstracts/CSA Illumina |
| AESIS (Australian Earth Sciences Information System) | Current Contents | Referativnyi Zhurnal |
| Applied Science & Technology Full Text/Abstracts/Index | GeoArchive | Russian Academy of Sciences Bibliographies |
| Biography Index | GEOBASE | Scopus/SciVerse (Elsevier) |
| Book Review Digest Plus | GeoRef | Speleological Abstracts |
| British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) | Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering, and Technology | TOC Premier (Table of Contents) |
| Chemical Abstracts | ingenta | Web of Science |
| CISTI (Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information) | Mineralogical Abstracts | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Mega Edition |
| Computers & Applied Sciences Complete | PASCAL (INIST) | Wilson Omni File: Full Text Select |
Gems & Gemology, a peer-reviewed journal, welcomes the submission of articles on all aspects of the field. Please see the Guidelines for Authors at gia.edu/gandg or contact the Managing Editor. Letters on articles published in G&G are also welcome. Please note that Field Reports, Lab Notes, and Gem News International entries are not peer-reviewed sections, but do undergo technical and editorial review.
Copyright and Reprint Permission
Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limits of U.S. copy right law for private use of patrons. Instructors are permitted to photocopy isolated articles for noncommercial classroom use without fee. Copying of the photographs by any means other than traditional photocopying techniques (Xerox, etc.) is prohibited without the express permission of the photographer (where listed) or author of the article in which the photo appears (where no photographer is listed). For other copying, reprint, or republication permission, please contact the Managing Editor.
Gems & Gemology is published quarterly by the Gemological Institute of America, a nonprofit educational organization for the gem and jewelry industry.
Any opinions expressed in signed articles are understood to be opinions of the authors and not of the publisher.