With this year’s Journal Impact Factors just released, AGU discusses some of the issues with this metric, encourages use of additional metrics, and suggests other means of assessing journal quality.
Editors’ Vox
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The Inherent Conflict of Interest in For-Profit Journals
An editor of Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems reflects on the increase in for-profit journals and the implications for scholarly publishing and scientific integrity.
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Warm Waters in West Antarctica
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes the atmospheric and oceanic processes that are causing ice loss in the Antarctic.
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Subduction, Stratosphere, Starspots, and Sushi
Highlights from AGU’s joint meeting with the Japan Geophysical Union.
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Tracing Water Through the Critical Zone
The authors of a recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describe how isotope hydrology offers new insights into interactions at the interface between soil, vegetation, and the atmosphere.
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The Challenges Posed by Induced Seismicity
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics examined the increasing incidence of seismic events caused by industrial activities.
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Seeing Soil Moisture from the Sky
A recent paper in Reviews of Geophysics describes techniques for improving the spatial resolution of satellite data on soil moisture.
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A Foundation for Modeling Time-Periodic Groundwater Flow
The authors of a new book on groundwater hydraulics and hydrology describe a theoretical foundation for modeling time-periodic groundwater flow.
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Close Encounter with Jupiter
First results from the Juno mission shed new light on Jupiter’s atmosphere, gravity, magnetic field, aurora, history, and more.
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A Sea Change in Paleoceanography
The Editor-in-Chief of Paleoceanography explains that the journal is changing its name to Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology to reflect the evolution of science in this field.