Gems & Gemology

Gems & Gemology publishes the latest research on diamonds and colored stones.

As the award-winning quarterly journal of GIA, Gems & Gemology publishes the latest peer-reviewed research on diamonds and colored stones—where they are found, their special characteristics, simulants and synthetics, treatments, and identification techniques. View the current issue.

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

• Full-length feature articles: Incisive research articles by the world's leading gemologists.
• Lab Notes: The latest discoveries from GIA researchers.
• Gem News International: Global coverage of new discoveries, unusual gem materials, and current events.
• Book Reviews: A comprehensive guide to the latest gem and jewelry books and other media.
• Gemological Abstracts: Summaries of important articles recently published elsewhere, prepared by the Gemological Abstracts Review Board and other abstracters.

What’s New at G&G

Print Subscription Rates Increasing in 2010
Even though our award-winning journal is worth every penny, that doesn’t mean you have to pay more. Act now to get 2009 rates and save up to $165. Subscribe by December 31 to take advantage of this opportunity.

Introducing the G&G eBrief
G&G eBrief, our new monthly e-newsletter, focuses on gemology and gem-related topics. Each issue will bring you the latest reports from the GIA Laboratory, global news and trade alerts, practical identification tips, insight into future G&G articles, and upcoming conferences and exhibits worldwide. The first three issues (October through December) are free. Beginning in January 2010, the G&G eBrief will be available exclusively to Gems & Gemology subscribers. Read the current eBrief.

Online Subscriptions to Gems & Gemology Are Now Available!
We are pleased to announce that, beginning immediately, online (PDF) subscriptions to Gems & Gemology are now ready for ordering. Both print + online combination and online-only subscriptions are available (print-only subscriptions are still available and are not affected by this new initiative). Important: If you are a current subscriber and wish to convert your existing print subscription to a combination package or to online-only, you need to contact our Circulation Coordinator rather than placing an order through our web site. New subscribers and those renewing an expired subscription (i.e., you have received your last issue) can proceed directly to the Ordering and Renewals page.
    The online version of Gems & Gemology is hosted by MetaPress at gia.metapress.com. After you have purchased an online subscription, we will provide you with a code that you can use to activate your access to MetaPress. PDF versions of both full issues and individual articles and Lab Notes/GNI sections can also be purchased directly from MetaPress, which hosts PDF versions of all issues going back to Spring 1981. Note that Editorials, Letters, Book Reviews, and Gemological Abstracts (and all items marked with a solid green box on the MetaPress tables of contents) are available free of charge.

Journal Information
Gems & Gemology's impact factor is 1.172 (ranking 12th out of the 26 journals in the Mineralogy category), according to Thomson Scientific's 2008 Journal Citation Reports (issued July 2009).

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