Ofioliti was established in 1976, and provides an international forum for original contributions and reviews in the field of the geodynamics, petrology, geochemistry, stratigraphy, tectonics and paleogeography of both ophiolites and the crust of present oceans, with their sedimentary cover. Studies of related topics such as the geodynamics of the mantle and the evolution of orogens including ophiolites are also welcome.