The journal is open to papers dealing with the interpretation of ancient and modern biotopes and carbonate depositional environments by means of facies analysis in its broadest sense. Once the central part of research in hydrocarbon exploration, facies analysis more and more integrates modern and ancient biogeological processes of a changing earth. Special emphasis is laid on paleobiology and -ecology, basin evolution, sedimentology including diagenesis and geochemistry, as well as studies emphasising the impact of life on earth history. The main part of the target group will be people in academia.

《Facies》是一本由SPRINGER出版商出版的专业地学期刊，该刊创刊于1979年，刊期Irregular，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：地球科学 4区，小类学科：地质学 3区；古生物学 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q2。该刊发文范围涵盖地质学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外地质学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为2.211，平均审稿速度>12周，或约稿。