
Editors-in-Chief: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Leila Hashemi-Beni, North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
Prof. Dr. Sanghoon Kwon, Department of Earth System Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Dr. A. Vasanthi, Gravity and Magnetic Group, National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad, India.
Dr. Cheng-Xue Yang, Institute of Earth Science, China University of Geosciences Beijing, Beijing, China.
Habitable Planet is a peer reviewed international interdisciplinary open access journal belonging to the International Association for Gondwana Research (IAGR). The journal aims to promote high quality research publications across diverse fields of Earth and Environmental Sciences covering the history of evolution of planet Earth, resources, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere, particularly focusing on the planet Earth’s habitability. Interdisciplinary topics of natural hazards, environment-related socio-economic issues, and intercultural aspects in the context of sustainability are also considered. The journal also welcomes contributions on studies related to planetary equivalents. The journal promotes and disseminates scientific information among researchers, students, academics as well as policy and decision makers with a view to serving the global community. More
Articles submitted to Habitable Planet before 31 December 2026 will be published as Open Access with no Article Processing Charge (APC) payable by the authors.
Panbiotic Ethics as an Evolutionary Adaptation of a Habitable Planet in a Habitable Universe
Alexander D. Shenderov
2026, 2(2): 432-447. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0047

Temporal Resolution Controls on Climate-Signal Preservation in Quaternary Palaeoclimate Records
Monmohan Gogoi, Diganta Bhuyan
2026, 2(2): 413-431. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0046

Orogenic Gold Mineralization in the Dharwar Craton: Current Understanding and the Enigma of Auriferous Fluid Sources
Sakthi Saravanan Chinnasamy, Manash Jyoti Saikia, Debasis Pal, Manju Sati
2026, 2(2): 391-412. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0045

Worldwide Illegal Gold Mining Fuelling Environmental Mercury Contamination: Recent Developments, Challenges and Remedies
V. Balaram
2026, 2(2): 365-390. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0044

Magma-Source Controls on Initial Sn–W Enrichment in Granites: A Review
Hua-Wen Cao
2026, 2(2): 355-364. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0043

Planetary Surface Temperatures from First Principles: Geometric Insights into Energy Balance and Implications for Habitable Exoplanets
Sabin Roman
2026, 2(2): 340-354. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0042

Fiscal Sustainability and Energy Transition in Advancing Long-Term Sustainable Development
Waseem Azam
2026, 2(2): 325-339. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0041

Lateral Variations in Evolution of a Fold-thrust Belt Hinterland: Passive versus Active Behavior of Dominant Internal Thrust Sheets
Gautam Mitra, Steven E. Boyer, Sanghoon Kwon, Malay Mukul, Zeshan Ismat, Aviva Sussman
2026, 2(2): 303-324. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0040

Flood Mapping and Modeling: Progress, Challenges and Future Directions
Vahid Isazadeh, Mahdieh Shirmohammadi, Saied Pirasteh, Mehdi Akhavan
2026, 2(2): 285-302. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0039

Critical Metals: The Driving Force Behind Evolving Geopolitical Strategies in an Energy-Hungry World
Daniel Müller, David I. Groves, M. Santosh, Cheng Xue Yang
2026, 2(2): 268-284. doi: 10.63335/j.hp.2026.0038
