It is the only regional geology journal in Canada[1] and publishes papers, notes and discussions on original research, and review papers.

[3] The journal was established in 1965 as Maritime Sediments and in 1981 renamed Maritime Sediments and Atlantic Geology, then in 1989 Atlantic Geology, before obtaining its current name in 2022.

[4] The founding editor-in-chief was Daniel Stanley (Dalhousie University).

[3] Subsequent editors have included Deryck Laming, Bernard Pelletier, George Pajari, Ron Pickerill, G Williams, and the current editors, Sandra Barr (Acadia University), Rob Fensome (Geological Survey of Canada), Simon Haslett (Cardiff University), and David West (Middlebury College).

The journal is abstracted and indexed by GeoRef,[5] Scopus,[6] Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents/Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences, and The Zoological Record.