Journal Information
Coeditors: Martin Zuschin and Patrick Orr
Managing Editor: Kathleen Huber
PALAIOS Editorial Office
SEPM
Society for Sedimentary Geology
1621 S. Eucalyptus Ave., Suite 204
Broken Arrow, OK 74012, U.S.A.
phone:703-298-9392, e-mail: palaios.editor@gmail.com
Online manuscript submission: sepm-palaios.allentrack.net
Statement of Purpose
PALAIOS is a monthly journal, founded in 1986, dedicated to emphasizing the impact of life on Earth's history as recorded in the paleontological and sedimentological records. PALAIOS disseminates information to an international spectrum of geologists and biologists interested in a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to, biogeochemistry, ichnology, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleoceanography, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomicrobiology, paleobiogeochemistry, and astrobiology.
PALAIOS publishes original papers that emphasize using paleontology to answer important geological and biological questions that further our understanding of Earth history. Accordingly, manuscripts whose subject matter and conclusions have broader geologic implications are much more likely to be selected for publication. Given that the purpose of PALAIOS is to generate enthusiasm for paleontology among a broad spectrum of readers, the editors request the following: titles that generate immediate interest; abstracts that emphasize important conclusions; illustrations of professional caliber used in place of words; and lively, yet scholarly, text.
PALAIOS is the journal of choice in which to publish innovative research on all aspects of past and present life from which geological, biological, chemical, and atmospheric processes can be deciphered and applied to finding solutions to past and future geological and paleontological problems. PALAIOS reserves the right to reject manuscripts based on prior publication of substantial portions of text, data, or conclusions, including those published in a language other than English or through electronic media such as websites.
Previous Editor: M. Gabriela Mangano, University of Saskatchewan
Associate Editors
MARTIN ABERHAN
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
Germany
ANDREW M. BUSH
University of Connecticut
Storrs
RUBÉN CÚNEO
MEF-CONICET, Trelew
Argentina
MARTIN B. FARLEY
University of North Carolina
Pembroke
DAVID L. FOX
The University of Minnesota
Minneapolis
BRUNO GRANIER
University of Brest
France
EMILIA JAROCHOWSKA
Friedrich-Alexander University
Erlangen-Nuremberg
JAMES S. KLAUS
University of Miami
Florida
CONRAD LABANDEIRA
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
JOSH MILLER
University of Cincinnnati
Cincinnati
ALLISON MURRAY
University of Alberta
Canada
THOMAS OLSZEWSKI
Rockville, Maryland
DANIEL PEPPE
Baylor University
Waco
JASMINE SAROS
University of Maine
PAUL SELDEN
University of Kansas
Lawrence
DONNA SURGE
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
IGOR VLAHOVIC
University of Zagreb
Croatia
MARGARET M. YACOBUCCI
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, Ohio
TRACY AZE
University of Leeds
UK
KATHLEEN A. CAMPBELL
The University of Auckland
New Zealand
NEIL DAVIES
University of Cambridge
UK
SETH FINNEGAN
University of California
Berkeley
MARGARET FRAISER
University of Wisconsin
Milwaukee
DAVID R. GREENWOOD
Brandon University
Canada
SOREN JENSEN
University of Extramadura
Badajoz, Spain
ADIEL A. KLOMPMAKER
University of California
Berkeley
MARC LAFLAMME
University of Toronto
Mississauga
NICHOLAS J. MINTER
University of Portsmouth
UK
AFAL NAWROT
University of Florida, Gainesville
Museum of Natural History
PATRICK J. ORR
University College Dublin
Ireland
BRIAN R. PRATT
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Canada
CHARLES SAVRDA
Auburn University
Auburn
ERIK K. SPERLING
Stanford University
Stanford
MICHAEL TICE
Texas A&M University
College Station
SALLY WALKER
University of Georgia
Athens
YURENA YANES
University of Cincinnati
EMESE M. BORDY
Rhodes University
South Africa
VLASTA COSOVIC
University of Zagreb
Croatia
BILL DIMICHELE
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C.
ANTHONY R. FIORILLO
Museum of Nature and Science
Dallas
EBERHARD GISCHLER
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat
Frankfurt, Germany
JOHN HUNTLEY
University of Missouri
Columbia
PATRICIA H. KELLEY
University of North Carolina
Wilmington
MATTHEW KOSNIK
Macquarie University
Australia
ROBERT B. MACNAUGHTON
Geological Survey of Canada
Alberta
JASON R. MOORE
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
EDUARDO B. OLIVERO
CADIC
Argentina
JÖRN PECKMANN
University of Hamburg
Germany
ERIC ROBERTS
James Cook University
Townsville, Australia
BERND R. SCHÖNE
University of Mainz
Germany
CAROLINE A. E. STRÖMBERG
University of Washington
Seattle
ADAM TOMASOVYCH
Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bratislava
SHUHAI XIAO
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Blacksburg
J.P. ZONNEVELD
University of Alberta
Canada
TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS
Research Articles: Papers dealing with research results in areas of interest to PALAIOS.
Spotlights: By invitation, Spotlight articles highlight a topic that is of interest to PALAIOS. Please contact the editorial office if you have an idea for a Spotlight.
Book Reviews, and Comment and Reply: Solicited by the editors, these are published exclusively online.
Inquiries: The editorial office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (EST). For the fastest response, use e-mail (palaios.editor@gmail.com).
Page-charge contributions: General support from authors is important to the health of PALAIOS and SEPM. Such support helps to keep membership costs within the reach of students and professionals. Please seek all avenues of possible financial support. Ability to contribute is not a factor in editorial decisions. Cost is $150 per page, but any amount would be appreciated. Please inquire about costs for producing color images.