Encyclopedia of Geosciences: A collection of scientific review articles

The Encyclopedia of Geosciences is a collection of peer-reviewed, open-access review articles which have been published in our partner journals of the European Geosciences Union (EGU). The reviews are written by experts in the field. The Encyclopedia fills the gap between traditional review articles on the one hand and online encyclopediae on the other.

The subject area of the Encyclopedia is the entire field of geosciences, including the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, pedosphere, lithosphere, magnetosphere, and the solar system. The articles address readers with academic but not necessarily specialist background in science. Currently the Encyclopedia mostly includes existing review articles published in the EGU journals. In addition, we will complement the collection with articles tailored to the needs of the Encyclopedia. In order to guarantee high scientific quality, the articles of the Encyclopedia undergo the full peer review process in their partner journals, and are subject of a public discussion phase. Articles can be solicited, but the Encyclopedia of Geosciences is also open for contributed review articles. Before preparing and submitting a review article, authors should follow the guidelines for review articles of the corresponding EGU partner journal and, ideally, keep an eye on the Encyclopedia requirements from the beginning.

Anyone interested in our approach to make the geosciences accessible to interested non-specialists is welcome to join, ask questions, share ideas, and explore ways to get involved and help shape the future of the Encyclopedia.