00b-2a+3a cop_SGI 12/06/14 19.04 Pagina II The Italian Journal of Geosciences (Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana e del Servizio Geologico d’Italia) is the official journal of the Italian Geological Society (Società Geologica Italiana) and of the Italian Geological Survey. It is published every four months in February, June and October. Aim and Scope The Italian Journal of Geosciences (former Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana) is included in the Journal of Citation Report issued by the Institute of Scientific Information (Thomson ISI database) since 2004. It is indexed by Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCIE), Web of Science, Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences (CC/PC&ES). The Italian Journal of Geosciences (born from the mergeing of the Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana and the Bollettino del Servizio Geologico d’Italia) provides an international outlet for the publication of high-quality original research contributions in the broad field of the geosciences. It publishes research papers, special short papers, review papers, discussion-and-replies for their rapid distribution to the international geosciences community. The journal is firstly intended to call attention to the Italian territory and the adjacent areas for the exceptional role they play in the understanding of geological processes, in the development of modern geology and the Earth sciences in general. The main focus of the journal is on the geology of Italy and the surrounding sedimentary basins and landmasses, and on their relationships with the Mediterranean geology and geodynamics, but also on process-oriented and regional studies concerning any other area of the World. Papers on structural geology, stratigraphy, sedimentology, basin analysis, paleontology, ecosystems, paleoceanography, paleoclimatology, planetary sciences, geomorphology, volcanology, mineralogy, geochemistry, petrology, geophysics, geodynamics, hydrogeology, geohazards, marine and engineering geology, modelling of geological process, history of geology, the conservation of the geological heritage, and all related applied sciences are welcome. Responsible Director and Compiler: Alessandro ZUCCARI (Società Geologica Italiana, Roma). Editorial Manager: Alessandro ZUCCARI (Società Geologica Italiana, Roma). Editorial Manager Assistant: Fabio Massimo PETTI (Società Geologica Italiana, Roma). Editor-in-Chief: Sandro CONTICELLI (Firenze). Associate Editors: Marco BALINI (Milano), Hugo BUCHER (Zürich - Switzerland), Angelo CAMERLENGHI (OGS - Trieste), José Maria CARCIONE (OGS, Trieste), William CAVAZZA (Bologna), Raffaello CIONI (Firenze), Simonetta CIRILLI (Perugia), Laura CRISPINI (Genova), Giovanni Battista CROSTA (Bicocca - Milano), Claudio FACCENNA (Roma TRE - Roma), Maurizio MAZZUCCHELLI (Modena), Carmelo MONACO (Catania), Giulio OTTONELLO (Genova). Advisory Board for the 2014-2016 period: Fabrizio AGOSTA (Camerino), Lucia ANGIOLINI (Milano), Massimiliano BARCHI (Perugia), Giovanni BERTOTTI (Amsterdam, NL), Anna Maria BLUMETTI (ISPRA - Roma), Paolo BONCIO (Chieti-Pescara), Domenico CALCATERRA (Napoli), Piergiulio CAPPELLETTI (Federico II - Napoli), Michael CARROLL (Camerino), John CLAGUE (Burnaby, Canada), Luigi CUCCI (INGV, Roma), Chiara D’AMBROGI (ISPRA - Roma), Andrea DI GIULIO (Pavia), Agata DI STEFANO (Catania), Luca FERRARI (UNAM, Mexico), Fabio FLORINDO (INGV - Roma), Eduardo GARZANTI (Bicocca - Milano), Francesco Maria GUADAGNO (Benevento), Pierpaolo GUARNIERI (GEUS - Copenhagen, Denmark), Hugh JENKYNS (Oxford, UK), Alessio LANGELLA (Benevento), Domenico LIOTTA (Bari), Alberto MALINVERNO (LDEO, USA), Massimo MATTEI (Roma TRE - Roma), Mustpha MEGHRAOUI (Strasbourg, France), Mariano PARENTE (Federico II - Napoli), Giorgio PENNACCHIONI (Padova), Diego PERUGINI (Perugia), Chiara PETRONE (Cambridge, UK), Fabrizio PIANA (Torino), Rita Maria PICHEZZI (ISPRA - Roma), Dejan PRELEVIC (Mainz - Germany), Stefano POLI (Milano), Gerald ROBERTS (London, UK), François ROURE (IFP - Paris, France), Stefano SALVI (INGV - Roma), Marco SCAMBELLURI (Genova), Mario SPROVIERI (CNR - Napoli), Roberto SULPIZIO (Bari), Luis E. VALLEJO (Pittsburgh, USA), Helmut WEISSERT (Zurich, CH), Andrea ZANCHI (Bicocca - Milano), Massimiliano ZATTIN (Padova). The SOCIETÀ GEOLOGICA ITALIANA was founded in Bologna on September 29th, 1881. It was recognized as non-profit corporation with the Royal Decree of October 17th, 1885. The secretary office is hosted by the Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra of the Sapienza University, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 - 00185 Roma, Italy. Contacts: Tel. +39-06-4959-390; Fax +39-06-4991-4154; e-mail: [email protected] Society Web Site: http://www.socgeol.it Journal Web Site: http://www.italianjournalofgeosciences.it Income Tax Number (Codice fiscale): 80258790585; Postal giro account (CC Postale): 350009 Members of Council for 2014: Carlo DOGLIONI - President, Alessandro ZUCCARI - General Secretary, Marco PETITTA - Treasurer, Domenico CALCATERRA, Piero CASERO, Paolo CONTI, Domenico COSENTINO, Stefano DALLA, David GOVONI, Carmelo MONACO, Elisabetta ERBA, Fabio Massimo PETTI, Sandro CONTICELLI (EiC of the IJG - BSGI). Financial Auditors 2014: Luca ALDEGA, Eugenio CARMINATI, Fabio TRIPPETTA. Italian Geological Society Sections: Marine Geology: Francesco CHIOCCI - Chair Planetary Geology: Gian Gabriele ORI - Chair Hydrogeology: Giovanni BARROCU - Chair Carbonate Geology: Gloria CIARAPICA, Antonio PRATURLON - Chairs Geo-informatics: Chiara D’AMBROGI - Chair Structural Geology: Giovanni CAPPONI - Chair Young Geologists: Ester TIGANO - Chair Environmental Geology: Leo ADAMOLI - Chair Himalayan Geology: Rodolfo CAROSI - Chair GeoSed: Simonetta CIRILLI - Chair History of Geosciences: Alessio ARGENTIERI, Marco PANTALONI - Chairs Geoethics and Geological Culture: Silvia PEPPOLONI - Chair The Società Geologica Italiana is affiliated to the European Geosciences Union (EGU). Guide for Authors Manuscripts submission is only on-line using the link to ScholarOne in the journal home page: http//:www.italianjournalofgeosciences.it Original Research Papers are published free of charge up to 14 printed pages* (including tables and black and white figures; see below for details on colour figures and extra pages). Authors are encouraged to emphasize data presentation in their manuscripts. Large data files, tables, and plates will be stored as digital supplementary material accessible via the internet. The former Bollettino della Società Geologica Italiana relies on a long established tradition in publishing colour geological maps. We intend to keep promoting this tradition by encouraging authors to submit their best geological maps, and/or maps derived from interpretation of aerial photographs or satellite images, as a complement to Original Research Papers. Special Short Papers must be limited within four printed pages* (all included). 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