Dear geo-metamorphism group,
I heartily endorse John Clemens' enthusiasm for electronic
publishing. Electronic publishing provides authors a means of
communicating scientific results that far exceeds the capabilities of
paper publication, for example using abundant color, animations,
interactive figures, 3-D viewing capabilities and more.
As many of you are aware, the Mineralogical Society of America
launched an electronic journal in the fall of 1999: Geological
Materials Research (http://gmr.minsocam.org). The articles are
published in PDF format, which provides for extensive formatting
capabilities. By utilizing the web-linking capabilities of Adobe's
Acrobat software, the GMR format permits real-time linking to any
web-based technology. Some examples of innovative graphics in GMR
papers include:
(1) Quicktime movies showing the distribution and growth of garnet in
a garnet schist.
(2) Interactive 3-D views (3-D metafiles using Quickdraw 3-D
technology) of garnet porphyroblast distribution in "synthetic"
garnet schists.
(3) Petrogenetic grids for pelites on which AFM diagrams for each
compatibility region can be viewed by clicking on the grid as well as
movies showing the evolution of AFM diagrams along P-T paths.
(4) Quicktime movie showing atomic force microscopy images.
(5) Numerous color illustrations.
The editors of GMR encourage authors to consider electronic
publication, especially when the article can benefit from the
technologies available through the web. Potential authors should not
feel daunted by the prospect of preparing an article for electronic
publication. Whereas some of the technologies are quite sophisticated
and do involve some learning, the GMR editors are very happy to help
authors with the preparation of figures.
Information on submitting articles to GMR is available on the web
site and authors are welcome to contact any of the editors for
additional information. Take a look at the journal and see what you
think!
Best regards to all,
Frank Spear
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Frank Spear
Professor and Chair
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, JRSC 1C25
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York 12180
Phone (office): 518-276-6103
(lab) : 518-276-4899
Fax: 518-276-6680
http://www.rpi.edu/dept/geo/spear/spear.html
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