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EJM European Journal of Mineralogy (ISSN 0935-1221)
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One volume, consisting of 6 issues, is published per annum.
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Bibliography and Index of Geology, BRGM Documentation, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts, CurrentContents/Physical, Chemical and Earth Sciences, Geo Abstract, ISI Alerting Services, Material Science Citation Index.
News
February 15th, 2013
The editorial team evolves:
The year 2013 will mark one more change among the chief editors for the European Journal of Mineralogy (EJM). Sandro Conticelli, chief editor on behalf of SIMP since 2009, had asked to be released from this editorial duty at the end of his three-year term. Nevertheless, he agreed to post-pone his departure in order to ensure, together with Sergey Krivovichev, some continuity in the editorial team after the major changes of the past year, during which Patrick Cordier, Manuel Prieto and Reto Gieré stepped in as new chief editors, in place of Bertrand Fritz, Fernando Nieto and Roland Oberhänsli. Elisabetta Rampone will now progressively step into Sandro’s shoes during the course of this year, thereby assuring a smooth transition. We therefore welcome‘Betta’ in her new position; as associate editor, she is already very familiar with the journal. There are also changes in the board of associate editors, in which we welcome Paola Comodi and Cristiano Ferraris and say goodbye to Marco Pasero and Ulrich Schüssler, who are stepping down after a long time of very effective service. We thank them and the remaining editors for the time unselfishly offered to the community in maintaining the scientific standards of the journal.
Online:Online submission and centralised handling of manuscripts have been in effect since January 2012. Our main concern was that the new system should be very user-friendly for the authors, with a minimum number of operations as well as just one file to upload for any one submission. For an author, it can hardly be simpler, even if, admittedly, coping with the system requires more exercise for the editors. Your feedback as user will be appreciated in any event, so that the system can be tailored to actual needs. The year 2013 will also mark a major change in the distribution of the journal. Personal members of the DMG and the SEM will continue to have access to the online version of the EJM but will no longer receive the paper version as a due benefit of their membership. This general agreement should secure the economic balance of the journal for the years to come. The online access remains possible through both the Ingenta and GeoScienceWorld websites of the journal. You may have noticed that the latter has been ‘mobile optimized’ in 2012 for easier access and reading through non-desktop devices (iPads, iPhones, tablet PCs and other smartphones). Enjoy!
Numbers to keep in mind:The average time span between submission and first online appearance of the accepted articles (on the ‘Fast-Track’ lane of the EJM Ingenta website) has reached 7 months and 3 weeks for articles published in 2012. This is only an average, because articles combining prompt reviews and prompt revisions can be published online two months after submission. Another reward for all the editorial efforts is the last impact factor published by the ISI. The value of 1.489 for 2011, after 1.469 for 2010, confirms the sudden 20% increase noted in 2009 after many years of stability and is again the highest value ever reached by the journal.
Looking ahead:Besides regular articles, the journal will continue to publish thematic sets of papers. After three special or thematic issues in 2012, namely ‘Jadeitites, new occurrences, new data, and implications for subduction-zone fluids’, handled by George Harlow, Tatsuki Tsujimori and Sorena Sorensen as guest editors, ‘Diamonds, the petrologist’s best friends’ handled by Fabrizio Nestola, Paolo Nimis and Ross Angel, and results of the 7th European Conference on Mineralogy and Spectroscopy gathered by guest editors Sergio Speziale, Monika Koch-Müller, Michael Fechtelkord and Vladimir Khomenko, the year 2013 will be just as prolific, with the coverage of three international meetings held in Europe in 2012: EMPG 14 (in Kiel, Astrid Holzheid and Philip Kegler in charge), GeoRaman X (Nancy, Jean Dubessy) and the major European mineralogical conference, emc2012, in Frankfurt.
On behalf of the EJM Managing Committee
Christian Chopin
Managing editor