This international English-language journal publishes original research and review articles in structural geology and tectonics. All features and processes of deformation in rocks are considered, at any scale. Specific topics include natural structures such as folds, fractures and fabrics; structural associations in orogenic belts, strike-slip zones and extensional regimes; strain analysis, experimental rock deformation and rock mechanics applied to geology; and theoretical and experimental modelling. Regional structural accounts should be of broad and international interest, and of a thematic nature. There is a section for short notes, discussion/reply items and book reviews. The journal publishes occasional thematic or conference special issues.