The aim ofEarthquake Research Advancesis to improve our understanding of earthquake physics,expand our ability to observe earthquake-related phenomenon and improve our mitigation of seismic hazards.To achieve that goal,the journal publishes original research articles focused on all aspects of earthquake studies.Topics covered include,but are not limited to:

• Tectonic environments and structures of the Earth,especially,seismogenic fault zones

• Long-and short-term behaviour of fault zones

• Laboratory,fi eld,and numerical experiments on the physical process of earthquakes

• Primary and secondary hazards associated with earthquakes

• Forecasting and mitigation of seismic hazards

The following subjects may be involved:geology,seismology,geodesy,rock physics and computer science.The long-term goal of this journal is to become an internationally-recognised English-language journal in earthquake science.