Fazio, E.Ortolano, G.Monaco, C.Alsop, G. I.2024-09-192024-09-192024-10-01Fazio, E, Ortolano, G, Monaco, C & Alsop, G I 2024, 'A journey through ductile to brittle deformation of rocks : How traditional geoscience benefits from innovations – An introduction', Journal of Structural Geology, vol. 187, 105242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsg.2024.1052420191-8141ORCID: /0000-0003-4479-372X/work/168098587https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24260Acknowledgements We would like to express our gratitude to Fabrizio Agosta for his suggestions and editorial supervision of this manuscript. We are also indebted to all the reviewers, the editorial team, and the editors who have made this special volume a reality. The programme, abstracts, and field excursion guides for the DRT-2022 Catania conference are available at: https://drt-society.org/conferences/catania-2021/4238515engG Geography. Anthropology. RecreationGE Environmental SciencesGeologyGGEJournal item10.1016/j.jsg.2024.105242187