《地球科學信息學》雜志旨在快速出版與地球系統科學和空間科學有關的高質量、最新、前沿和具有挑戰性的地球科學信息學科學著作。這包括文章正式的應用和計算的方法,計算地球科學、空間和時間分析、采集和計算機應用程序的所有方面,存儲、處理、交換、和可視化的數據和信息材料、屬性、過程、特性和現象發生在所有尺度和位置在地球系統的五個組件(大氣圈、水圈、巖石圈、生物圈在太空中(更多細節見“關于這本雜志”)。該季刊出版研究、方法和軟件文章，以及社論、評論、書籍和軟件評論。還將考慮有關研究結果、主題和方法的評論文章。

The Earth Science Informatics [ESIN] journal aims at rapid publication of high-quality, current, cutting-edge, and provocative scientific work in the area of Earth Science Informatics as it relates to Earth systems science and space science. This includes articles on the application of formal and computational methods, computational Earth science, spatial and temporal analyses, and all aspects of computer applications to the acquisition, storage, processing, interchange, and visualization of data and information about the materials, properties, processes, features, and phenomena that occur at all scales and locations in the Earth system’s five components (atmosphere, hydrosphere, geosphere, biosphere, cryosphere) and in space (see "About this journal" for more detail). The quarterly journal publishes research, methodology, and software articles, as well as editorials, comments, and book and software reviews. Review articles of relevant findings, topics, and methodologies are also considered.