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As the award-winning quarterly journal of GIA, Gems & Gemology publishes up-to-date technical information about diamonds and colored stones—where they are found, their special characteristics, simulants and synthetics, treatments, and identification techniques. View the current issue

What's New at G&G

New G&G in Review Book is Out! The newest volume in the Gems & Gemology in Review series, Treated Diamonds, is now available for order on our Ordering and Renewals page. This comprehensive work compiles over 70 years of G&G material on diamond treatments, making it an essential reference for anyone handling diamonds. The handsomely slip-cased volume also includes a folded version of the chart “Identification of Filled Diamonds.”    The previous volumes, Colored Diamonds and  Synthetic Diamonds, can also be ordered on the Ordering and Renewals page.    The full three-book set is available for a special discounted shipping rate. More information >>

Gems & Gemology in EBSCO
Full-text PDF versions of all G&G issues from Spring 2005 forward are now available as part of the EBSCOhost Academic Search Complete database. Note that you will need an EBSCO subscription to access this database; for more information, visit www.ebsco.com.

Calendar: Upcoming Conferences and Exhibits
Keep current with this calendar summarizing upcoming conferences, events, and exhibits relevant to gemology.

Save the Date for GRC 2009!

Make plans to join us at the second Gemological Research Conference Aug. 21–23, 2009, in San Diego, California, for a comprehensive and rewarding three-day program.

Packed with spectacular full-color illustrations, each issue of Gems & Gemology  delivers:

• Full-length feature articles: Incisive research articles written by the world's leading gemologists.
  
• Lab Notes: The latest reports from the GIA Laboratory.
  
• Gem News International: Analysis of current events and unusual gem materials.
  
• Book Reviews: A comprehensive guide to the latest gem and jewelry books and other media.
  
• Gemological Abstracts: Summaries of important articles recently published elsewhere.

Gems & Gemology's impact factor is 1.381 (ranking 11th out of the 26 journals in the Mineralogy category), according to Thomson Scientific's 2006 Journal Citation Reports (issued July 2007).