Dear colleagues,
let me make you aware of the new journal "Weather, Climate, and
Society"-- published by the American Meteorological Society. The first
issue will appear this month, and I cordially invite you to submit your
manuscripts (details at
http://www.ametsoc.org/PUBS/journals/wcs/index.html).
The explicit aim is to focus on the nexus of climate and weather, on the
one hand, and society, on the other. The journal is open to a wide
range of submissions across the academic spectrum. As an associate
editor, I would be particularly glad to see submissions from the
political science, international relations, public policy, economics,
and related fields (see below).
If you have any questions, please contact me. I reprint the
announcement below.
Sincerely
Detlef Sprinz
/Associated Editor, Weather, Climate, and Society
/
*Weather, Climate, and Society ***
* Vol. 1, 2009*
Quarterly, first issue scheduled for Fall 2009
/Weather, Climate, and Society/, a quarterly journal of the American
Meteorological Society, publishes scientific research and analysis on
the interactions of weather and climate with society. The journal
encompasses economic, policy, institutional, social, behavioral, and
international research, including mitigation and adaptation to weather
and climate change. Articles may focus on a broad range of topics at
the interface of weather and/or climate and society, including the
socioeconomic, policy, or technological influences on weather and
climate, the socioeconomic or cultural impacts of weather and climate,
ethics and equity issues associated with weather, climate, and society,
and the historical and cultural contexts of weather, climate, and
society. Because of the interdisciplinary subject matter, articles that
involve both natural/physical scientists and social scientists are
particularly encouraged.
In the atmospheric and related sciences communities page charges,
generally funded by grants, are a standard part of the publication
process. Together with subscriptions they comprise the bulk of the
revenue used to pay for the production, composition, and publication
costs. We expect many of the authors of papers for /Weather, Climate,
and Society/ to be from the social and behavioral science communities.
AMS recognizes that many WCAS authors have no funding for the
publication process; AMS will not expect these authors to pay page
charges. If you are an author without publication funding support, */we
ask that you follow the instructions in the upload process for
submitting a manuscript and applying for a waiver of the page
charges./* Note that waivers can be for part or all of the charges; if
some authors have funding and some do not the charges can be split and
partially waived.
The AMS is thrilled to be publishing /Weather, Climate, and Society/ and
welcomes your submission.
Website: http://www.ametsoc.org/PUBS/journals/wcs/index.html
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Detlef F. Sprinz, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist --- Potsdam Institute
Chairman --- Scientific Committee, European Environment Agency
PIK - Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Transdisciplinary Concepts & Methods (RD IV)
P.O. Box 60 12 03
14412 Potsdam, Germany
Voice: +49 (331) 288-2555/-2035 (secr.)
Fax: +49 (331) 288-2037
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http://www.sprinz.org <http://www.sprinz.org/>
