From 6 June onwards, all newly submitted articles, if accepted for publication, will be distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

To make it as easy as possible for users without technical knowledge to cut and paste or click to share DOIs, CrossRef has changed the display and citation guidelines for DOIs from "doi:10.5194/abcd" to "https://doi.org/10.5194/abcd".

Jürgen Kesselmeier recently stepped down from his position as co-editor-in-chief of Biogeosciences. Please read BG's farewell message.

Since early 2016, Copernicus Publications has been enabling authors to connect their articles with underlying or related material such as research data, model code, or scientific videos. To enhance reproducibility it is now also possible to include International Geo Sample Numbers (IGSNs) as assets.

In 2016, the 17 EGU–Copernicus peer-reviewed open-access journals experienced significant growth. We published over 3300 final-revised papers, corresponding to some 53,500 pages, a growth of about 10% compared to the previous year. These papers were downloaded over 645,000 times.

In the first ecosystem-wide study of changing sea depths at five large coral reef tracts researchers found the sea floor is eroding in all five places, and the reefs cannot keep pace with sea level rise. As a result, coastal communities protected by the reefs are facing increased risks from storms, waves and erosion. The study, by the US Geological Survey (USGS), is published today in Biogeosciences.

Recently the EGU and Copernicus have become aware of a case of scientific malpractice by an editor of two EGU journals (SOIL and SE) who used the position as editor and reviewer to disproportionately promote citations to personal papers and associated journals. Please read the announcement by EGU and Copernicus.

Authors from the Technical University Darmstadt will profit from a new institutional agreement with Copernicus Publications starting 1 January 2017. The agreement which is valid for corresponding authors enables a direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs) between the university and the publisher.

As of 1 January 2017 the direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs) between the Max Planck Digital Library and Copernicus Publications will be valid for corresponding authors.

Copernicus Publications has extended the article level metrics (ALMs) by showing the geographical distribution of views. This information is available for articles published after 3 August 2016.

Copernicus Publications and the Leibniz Association have agreed on a central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors. So far three Leibniz institutes are participating in this agreement.

The co-editors-in-chief are delighted to announce that Biogeosciences (BG) has received its Impact Factor for 2015.

Swiss and German researchers have analysed Burgundy truffles collected in central Europe and found they contain only negligible amounts of radioactive caesium, being safe for consumption.

After more than 10 years of serving Biogeosciences and the scientific community, Albrecht Neftel has stepped down from his function as editor-in-chief.

Copernicus Publications and the Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB) in Hanover, Germany have signed an agreement on central billing of article processing charges.

We have summarized the upcoming changes to BG by the end of the year.

In cooperation with the TIB|AV-Portal BG authors can now add short, citable video abstracts and video supplements to their articles.

From January 2016 onwards, BG will see changes to the way papers are archived and paid for.

Biogeosciences has significantly reduced the number of editor calls, which will reduce the maximum time from submission to initial decision.

Hair ice is remarkable: it has the shape of fine, silky hairs and resembles white candy floss. Now, a team of scientists has identified the missing ingredient that gives hair ice its peculiar shape.

The Potsdam University Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs).

We have updated our data policy: it now also refers to the Data Citation Principles and stresses the necessity of data availability.

Biogeosciences (BG) has received the new DOAJ Seal which recognizes journals with an exceptionally high level of publishing standards and best practice.

Thomson Reuters has published the latest Journal Citation Reports^®. We are delighted to announce that the Impact Factor for Biogeosciences (BG) has risen in 2014. This ranks BG as 10 out of 175 journals in the field of Geosciences and as 25 out of 144 journals in the field of Ecology. We thank and congratulate all authors, editors and referees for their excellent work!

Biogeosciences has introduced the post-discussion editor decision into the review process. With this extra step, the authors are given a clear formal indication on whether or not they are invited to submit a revised manuscript.

Biogeosciences (BG) has become a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and thereby subscribes to the principles of COPE.

The BG website has been given a new look, and the navigation has been adjusted.
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In order to further promote open access, the TU Delft Library has transferred a budget to Copernicus to be used by its scientists in 2015.

Copernicus Publications and the University Library of the Technical University Munich (TUM) have agreed on central billing of article processing charges.

From 01 January 2015 Biogeosciences (BG) will slightly increase the article processing charges.

Biogeosciences (BG) has started an XML-first workflow and will provide all new articles in full-text XML from now on.

The ETH-Bibliothek (the central university library for ETH Zurich) and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on central billing of article processing charges.

We are very pleased to announce the 10th anniversary of Biogeosciences.

The University of Bremen has now signed an agreement with Copernicus Publications about the central billing of article processing charges.

BG has introduced transparent post-discussion review.

Article level metrics (ALMs) comprise a set of easy-to-understand real-time impact indicators that track how an article is read, discussed, or cited.

BG has implemented publication ethics in order to guarantee high scientific and ethical standards.

BG has just published its new data policy.

The impact factor for Biogeosciences increased to 3.859 in 2011 confirming the ranking of Biogeosciences among the top geosciences and ecology journals.

We are proud to announce again an increase of the impact factor for Biogeosciences reaching 3.587 for the year 2010.

We are pleased to announce the impact factor for Biogeosciences 3.246 for the year 2009.

Three times in 2010, Biogeosciences has achieved the highest percent increase in total citations among journals in the field of Environment & Ecology in Essential Science IndicatorsSM from Thomson Reuters. For more information see: http://sciencewatch.com

The European Geosciences Union has published a position statement to clarify the definition and standing of discussion papers published in the interactive open access journals.

We are pleased to announce an increase of the impact factor for Biogeosciences to 3.445 for the year 2008.

BG founding editor Paul G. Falkowski was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.

Eysenbach (2006) demonstrates that articles published as an immediate OA article on the journal site have higher impact than self-archived or otherwise openly accessible OA articles.

David M. Karl, BG editor, was elected to the US National Academy of Sciences.