Hi Everyone,
This is to let you all know that I have taken over as the new Executive
Editor of Applied Earth Science (IMM Transactions section B) and that
the journal is being relaunched with a new editorial team. It's fair to
say that AES lost its way to a degree over the last few years and
slipped off many people's radar as a forum in which to publish their
work. This is a shame because the journal (particularly as IMM section
B) has had a long and distinguished history. I and the new editorial
team want to revive it, to bring the journal back to respectability and
provide the international economic geology community with another place
to look for good quality mineral deposit research, alongside the likes
of Economic Geology and Mineralium Deposita.
The relaunch will coincide with a special volume devoted to new research
on the Ni-Cu-PGE deposits of the northern Bushveld Complex, which we
expect to be published in December. Have a look out for this. The
intention is to make it a free to download edition, available from the
AES website, and it will hopefully give an indication of how the journal
is changing and where the new team wants to go with it.
An outline of what we plan for the journal, it's scope and the types of
submissions that we are especially keen to receive is pasted below.
AES is changing. We firmly believe, for the better. And we hope that
over the coming weeks and months we will be able to demonstrate that.
And that you will want to contribute to it. There are lots of positives
like lack of page changes and rapid publication that work to everyone's
benefit, if you want to take advantage of them.
I will let you know more about the Bushveld issue and how to get hold of
it nearer the publication date.
Cheers,
Iain McDonald and the AES editorial team.
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Relaunch of Applied Earth Science
As the new Editor, I am pleased to be able to contact you with
information on the relaunch of Applied Earth Science (IMM Transactions
section B, incorporating Proc. AusIMM) under a new editorial team. This
change takes effect from the final issue of the 2005 volume - a
specially commissioned issue devoted to the Northern Bushveld complex.
The papers in this issue strongly reflect the new focus of the journal
on studies into the genesis of mineral deposits and innovative
applications of new technology in exploration and mining.
The new editorial structure, incorporating a team of international
Associate Editors, is shown below:
Executive Editor
Iain McDonald
Cardiff University, Cardiff, U.K.
Associate Editors
Simon Dominy
Snowden Group, Brooklands Park, U.K.
Chris Hatton
De Beers Group Exploration, Johannesburg, South Africa.
David J. Large
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K.
Rais Latypov
University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland.
Kevin Leahy
Environmental Resources Management Ltd., Oxford, U.K.
Cornel E.J. de Ronde
Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
Rebecca Sproule
GeoDiscovery Group, Sherwood, Queensland 4075, Australia.
The new editorial team will aim to ensure that the journal serves the
wider economic geology community, with high-quality papers on all
aspects of research into exploration, mining and mineral deposits. The
membership of the board is international, with a range of interests that
covers the majority of mineral commodities and deposit types.
Coverage
The journal seeks high quality submissions covering the following areas:
(a) All forms of exploration technology applied to mineral deposits.
This may include: mapping, application of remote sensing and GIS,
geochemical and geophysical exploration techniques, and physical
exploration techniques such as drilling or development sampling.
(b) Studies into the genesis of mineralization. This may include: ore
mineralogy, geochemistry, studies of isotopes or fluid inclusions, or
numerical modelling.
(c) Geological input into the following: definition of reserves and
resources, sampling and grade control, geostatistics, feasibility
studies and mine planning.
The journal would particularly encourage:
(a) Submissions from young researchers (including PhD students) who
are keen to have their work published rapidly.
(b) Submissions from the early stages of research projects that
describe field relations or subsurface relationships (e.g. with
accompanying maps or drill hole logs) that provide essential context for
follow-up genetic studies.
(c) Case studies for the successful exploration and/or evaluation of
mineral deposits.
Advantages of publishing in Applied Earth Science
Applied Earth Science has just implemented an online submission and
refereeing system and aims to offer a rapid turn-around, with
publication within 9 months of submission. This may be shortened to 3 or
6 months for particularly important or timely contributions.
Applied Earth Science has no page charges.
Applied Earth Science has a discretionary budget for colour printing.
There is some support available for free use of colour Figures, either
in print or in the online version of the journal only, in those articles
that are judged innovative or significant by the editorial board.
SUBMISSIONS
Manuscripts may be submitted online at:
https://www.editorialmanager.com/aes/
Or by post to the Executive Editor
Dr. Iain McDonald
School of Earth, Ocean & Planetary Sciences
Cardiff University
Main Building
Park Place
Cardiff CF10 3YE
U.K.
For further information contact: [log in to unmask]
Iain McDonald
31st October 2005.
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