構造學在分析、綜合和綜合構造學方面具有獨到的科學貢獻。論文局限于陸相巖石圈的結構和演化，以大陸為主。AGU和歐洲地球物理學會的聯合出版物。

Tectonics contains original scientific contributions in analytical, synthetic, and integrative tectonics. Papers are restricted to the structure and evolution of the terrestrial lithosphere with dominant emphasis on the continents. A joint publication of AGU and the European Geophysical Society.