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Journal Information

Coeditors: Yurena Yanes and Soren Jensen
Managing Editor: Kathleen Huber

PALAIOS Editorial Office

SEPM

Society for Sedimentary Geology

500 S. Lynn Riggs, #329

Claremore, OK 74017, U.S.A.

phone:703-298-9392, e-mail: palaios.editor@gmail.com
Online manuscript submission: Editorial Manager


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: Martin Zuschin, University of Vienna

Associate Editors

 
 
MARTIN ABERHAN
TRACY AZE
EMESE M. BORDY
Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin
University of Leeds
Rhodes University
Germany
UK
South Africa





ANDREW M. BUSH
KATHLEEN A. CAMPBELL
VLASTA COSOVIC
University of Connecticut
The University of Auckland
University of Zagreb
Storrs
New Zealand
Croatia





NEIL DAVIES
KENNETH DE BAETS
SOLEDAD DOMINGO
University of Cambridge
Friedrich-Alexander University
Complutense University of Madrid
UK
Erlangen-Nuremberg
Spain





MARTIN B. FARLEY
SETH FINNEGAN
ANTHONY R. FIORILLO
University of North Carolina
University of California
Museum of Nature and Science
Pembroke
Berkeley
Dallas





WILLIAM FOSTER
DAVID L. FOX
EBERHARD GISCHLER
University College Dublin
The University of Minnesota
Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat
Ireland
Minneapolis
Frankfurt, Germany





BRUNO GRANIER
DAVID R. GREENWOOD
JOHN HUNTLEY
University of Brest
Brandon University
University of Missouri
France
Canada
Columbia





EMILIA JAROCHOWSKA
SOREN JENSEN
PATRICIA H. KELLEY
Friedrich-Alexander University
University of Extramadura
University of North Carolina
Erlangen-Nuremberg
Badajoz, Spain
Wilmington





ADIEL A. KLOMPMAKER
MATTHEW KOSNIK
VERONICA KRAPOVICKAS
University of Alabama
Macquarie University
Unversity of Buenos Aires--CONICET
Tuscaloosa
Australia
Argentina





CONRAD LABANDEIRA
MARC LAFLAMME
GABRIELA MANGANO
Smithsonian Institution
University of Toronto
University of Saskatchewan
Washington, D.C.
Mississauga
Saskatoon, Canada





JOSH MILLER
NICHOLAS J. MINTER
JASON R. MOORE
University of Cincinnnati
University of Portsmouth
University of New Mexico
Cincinnati
UK
Albuquerque





ALLISON MURRAY
RAFAL NAWROT
EDUARDO B. OLIVERO
University of Alberta
University of Vienna
CADIC
Canada
Austria
Argentina





THOMAS OLSZEWSKI
JÖRN PECKMANN
DANIEL PEPPE
Rockville
University of Hamburg
Baylor University
Maryland
Germany
Waco





BRIAN R. PRATT
ERIC ROBERTS
JASMINE SAROS
University of Saskatchewan
James Cook University
University of Maine
Saskatoon, Canada
Townsville, Australia
Orono





SANDRA SCHACHAT
BERND R. SCHÖNE
PAUL SELDEN
Stanford University
University of Mainz
University of Kansas
Stanford
Germany
Lawrence





ERIK K. SPERLING
CAROLINE A. E. STRÖMBERG
DONNA SURGE
Stanford University
University of Washington
University of North Carolina
Stanford
Seattle
Chapel Hill





ADAM TOMASOVYCH
IGOR VLAHOVIC
SALLY WALKER
Slovak Academy of Sciences
University of Zagreb
University of Georgia
Bratislava
Croatia
Athens





SHUHAI XIAO
SAMUEL ZAMORA
J.P. ZONNEVELD
Virginia Polytechnic Institute,
Geological Survey of Spain
University of Alberta
Blacksburg


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.

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