前寒武紀研究發表了關于地球及其鄰近行星早期組成、結構和進化的所有方面的研究。本課程注重過程導向和比較研究，涵蓋但不限于下列科目: (1)化學、生物、生化和宇宙化學演化;生命的起源;海洋和大氣的演化;早期化石記錄;古生物學; (2)地質年代學、同位素和元素地球化學; (3)前寒武紀礦床; (4)早期地球和前寒武紀地形的地球物理方面; (5)前寒武紀巖石圈和地幔的性質、形成和演化，包括巖漿作用、沉積作用、變質作用和構造作用。

Precambrian Research publishes studies on all aspects of the early stages of the composition, structure and evolution of the Earth and its planetary neighbours. With a focus on process-oriented and comparative studies, it covers, but is not restricted to, subjects such as:(1) Chemical, biological, biochemical and cosmochemical evolution; the origin of life; the evolution of the oceans and atmosphere; the early fossil record; palaeobiology;(2) Geochronology and isotope and elemental geochemistry;(3) Precambrian mineral deposits;(4) Geophysical aspects of the early Earth and Precambrian terrains;(5) Nature, formation and evolution of the Precambrian lithosphere and mantle including magmatic, depositional, metamorphic and tectonic processes.