The journal metrics 2023 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the Swedish National Consortium, Bibsam. Through the agreement, authors affiliated with Bibsam member institutions benefit from the direct settlement of article-processing charges (APCs) in all journals published by Copernicus Publications. Read more.

Rate-of-change records based on compositional data are ambiguous as they may rise irrespective of the underlying trajectory of ecosystems. The authors emphasize the importance of characterizing both the direction and the rate of palaeoecological changes in terms of key features of ecosystems rather than solely on community composition. Read more.

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of BG, we invite you to a reception at the EGU General Assembly 2024 in Vienna, taking place in room E2 on Thursday, 18 April at 20:00. We look forward to seeing you!

Tools based on artificial intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used to create scientific documents, including peer-reviewed publications, preprints and conference contributions. Please read EGU's statement on the use of such tools in publications.

The authors introduce a novel approach using stable oxygen isotopes from crocodilian fossil teeth to unravel palaeohydrological changes in past continental contexts. Read more.

Copernicus Publications started using the Research Organization Registry (ROR) database as the framework to assign institutional identifiers to corresponding authors in order to disambiguate affiliations listed on a published article and greatly enhancing the reporting capabilities to all academic stakeholders. Please read more.

We would like to say a huge thank you to all referees for their volunteer efforts to provide fair, thorough, and constructive peer-review reports. Their invaluable contribution maintains our high scientific standards and ensures the ongoing success of our interactive open-access journals.

This is the first study of the current and future impacts of climate change on Pacific oyster farming in Japan. Read more.

Paul Stoy, expert in biosphere–atmosphere dynamics at global to regional scales, and former Biogeosciences associate editor, joins the co-editors-in-chief team of Biogeosciences.

Intensifying wildfires are increasing pyrogenic organic matter (PyOM) production and its impact on water quality. Recent work indicates that PyOM may have a greater impact on aquatic biogeochemistry than previously assumed, driven by higher bioavailability. Please read more.

The journal metrics 2022 were released. Please find further information on the journal metrics page.

To offer our journal editors a better service and an improved experience in our online system, we have significantly improved the referee nomination tool in our review system Copernicus Office Editor. Experience more and take a look.

Looking to gain experience and boost your confidence as a referee? Apply for the EGU peer review training, and gain valuable insights into the peer review process. EGU is offering FREE online training in which you'll learn about the role of peer review in the publication process, in addition to review criteria and open peer review, and get hands-on experience in writing reviews. To find out more and apply, visit https://www.egu.eu/news/967/egu-peer-review-training-workshop-apply-now/.

This study examines the multi-annual meteorological history of low-forest-greenness events in Europe's temperate and Mediterranean biome in 2002–2022. Read more.

Michael Bahn has stepped down as editor-in-chief of Biogeosciences. We would like to thank Michael for the many years of dedicated work for the journal and for his energy and enthusiasm to move the journal forward. Read more.

In a new study published today in the Biogeosciences, two researchers show that the apparent soil organic carbon erosion paradox, i.e., whether agricultural erosion results in an OC sink or source, can be reconciled when we consider the geographical and historical context. Read more.

In the coming days and weeks, readers of our journals will experience a facelift of our websites. Read more about the background.

The authors show, for the first time, that pure cultures of the cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa can synthesize the potent greenhouse gas N₂O using nitrite as substrate. Their findings have broad environmental implications because M. aeruginosa is globally found in freshwater ecosystems and is often the dominant species found in algae blooms. Read more.

The Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2022 will be awarded to James Christian (Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis) and Mingkai Jiang (Zhejiang University) in recognition of their excellence in reviewing.

Copernicus Publications is delighted to announce a new agreement with the UK-based Jisc (Joint Information Systems Committee) to streamline open-access publishing for their members. Read more.

Tropical cyclones are typically assumed to be associated with ecosystem damage. This study challenges this assumption and suggests that instead of reducing leaf area, cyclones in East Asia may increase leaf area by alleviating water stress.

In recognition of his excellent services as Associate Editor, Ben Bond-Lamberty (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory) has been selected as Outstanding Editor 2022.

The ETH Domain institutions PSI, Empa, Eawag, WSL and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central settlement of article processing charges (APCs).

From now on, manuscripts that involve funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) or the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) will benefit from direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs).

The author found a good correlation between the mass extinction magnitudes of animals and surface temperature anomalies. The relation is good regardless of the difference between warming and cooling.

In subarctic grassland on a geothermal warming gradient, the authors found large reductions in topsoil carbon stocks, with carbon stocks linearly declining with warming intensity. Most importantly, however, they observed that soil carbon stocks stabilised within 5 years of warming and remained unaffected by warming thereafter, even after > 50 years of warming. Moreover, in contrast to the large topsoil carbon losses, subsoil carbon stocks remained unaffected after > 50 years of soil warming.

University of Exeter Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors.

The journal metrics 2021 were released and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

Today the European Geosciences Union and Copernicus Publications are announcing sweeping new changes, that will give our authors the ability to make vital alterations to their names in previously published scientific literature. This new policy will allow authors to retrospectively update previous publications with their current names, including conference abstracts, preprints, and peer-reviewed articles.

EGUsphere, the innovative open-access repository created by the European Geosciences Union and Copernicus Publications, is growing. For the first time, authors will be able to upload preprints to the online resource, taking advantage of EGU’s pioneering public peer-review process, whilst preparing their papers for future release.

The Labrador Sea between Canada and Greenland is often referred to as a 'lung of the deep ocean' because it is one of only a handful of locations worldwide where oxygen from the atmosphere can enter the deepest layers of the ocean. In a new study published in BG, a team of researchers from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada and the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in Germany have now, for the first time, measured the flow of oxygen into the deep ocean interior that is carried by these deep currents. It is the oceanographic equivalent of measuring oxygen transport in our bodies through the main artery or aorta.

In recognition of her excellent services as Associate Editor, Carolin Loescher (University of Southern Denmark) has been selected as Outstanding Editor 2021.

The Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2021 will be awarded to Thomas Browning (GEOMAR), Silvia Caldararu (MPI for Biogeochemistry), Damien Maher (Southern Cross University), and Ralf Schiebel (MPI for Chemistry) in recognition of their excellence in reviewing.

At the end of the year, we would like to express our deep gratitude for our collaboration with all editors, referees, and authors in 2021. Please take a look at our Christmas card. Since our virtual office is closed from 23 Dec to 2 Jan and a significant number of editors and referees pause their work over the Christmas days, we extended all journal review deadlines: deadlines expiring shortly before or over Christmas have been extended to the week after and deadlines expiring after Christmas or over New Year have been extended to after New Year’s Day. Season's greetings and a happy New Year. Please stay healthy.

Benthic foraminifera play a significant role in modern reefal ecosystems mainly due to their symbiosis with photosynthetic microorganisms. Foraminifera were also components of Devonian stromatoporoid coral reefs; however, whether they could have harbored symbionts has remained unclear.

In April 2021 the EGU Publications Committee launched the first author survey to routinely ask authors about their publishing experience in EGU journals, in order to learn more about how EGU and Copernicus can serve the scientific community with their publications. Over the last 6 months, 160 contact authors answered the survey representing about 10% of the papers published during this time. We are delighted about the positive feedback and thank all authors. Please read the full report.

Europe was affected by an extreme drought in 2018. The authors show that this drought has increased forest disturbances across Europe, especially central and eastern Europe.

Over the past months our colleagues Katja Fennel and Wajih Naqvi have stepped down from their function as co-editors-in-chief and Tina Treude and Steven Bouillon have joined Biogeosciences as new co-editors-in-chief.

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the journal metrics overview.

The authors measured element losses and impacts on water quality following a wildfire in Sweden. They observed the largest carbon and nitrogen losses during the fire and a strong pulse of elements 1–3 months after the fire that showed a fast (weeks) and a slow (months) release from the catchments.

The impact of large-scale deforestation and the physiological effects of elevated atmospheric CO₂ on Amazon rainfall are systematically compared in this study. The authors' results are remarkable in showing that the two disturbances cause equivalent rainfall decrease, though through different causal mechanisms.

In recognition of his excellent services as Associate Editor, Alexey V. Eliseev has been selected as Outstanding Editor 2020.

The Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2020 will be awarded to Olivia Clifton and Euan Nisbet in recognition of their excellence in reviewing.

As of 1 November 2020 the direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs) between the ETH Zurich and Copernicus Publications will be valid for corresponding authors.

EGU is seeking scientists who want to gain experience in the realm of scientific publishing to pre-screen manuscripts submitted to the Union's new online platform.

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

Gothenburg University Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors.

In recognition of his excellent services as Associate Editor, Akihiko Ito has been selected as Outstanding Editor 2019.

The Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2019 will be awarded to Hinrich Grothe, Ben Bond-Lamberty, and Ralf Schiebel in recognition of their excellence in reviewing.

The Spanish National Research Council (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC) will now provide a publication fund for their corresponding authors publishing in Copernicus' open-access journals.

As of 1 September 2019 the direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs) between the Helmholtz Association and Copernicus Publications will be valid for corresponding authors.

As methane concentrations increase in the Earth's atmosphere, chemical fingerprints point to a probable source: shale oil and gas, according to new Cornell University research published today in Biogeosciences.

The journal metrics were updated and the current numbers are available from the metrics box on the left-hand side.

A video abstract is a short video statement providing authors with the opportunity to present background information about their findings and to showcase their research activities to a wider audience.

In recognition of her excellent services as Associate Editor, Tina Treude has been selected as Outstanding Editor 2018.

The Outstanding Reviewer Awards 2018 will be awarded to Alberto Borges, Heike Wex, and Thomas Wutzler in recognition of their excellence in reviewing.

14 scientific institutions have joined the national opt-in consortium for the central payment processing of APCs for articles of all journals published by Copernicus Publications.

Iowa State University Library and Copernicus Publications have signed an agreement on the central billing of article processing charges (APCs) to facilitate the publication procedure for authors.

Copernicus Publications recently launched its full-text HTML workflow and optimized the BG website for mobile devices. Thereby, the user experience is significantly enhanced when reading BG articles.

To facilitate the publication procedure for authors from Helsinki University, Copernicus Publications and Helsinki University Library have signed an agreement on a central billing of article processing charges (APCs).

Data underpinning any research finding should be findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR) ? not only for humans, but also for machines. Therefore, Copernicus Publications requests that such data are available upon publication of an article.

The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world's largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved waters where most marine animals can't survive. But while parts of this sea have long suffered from low oxygen levels, a new study by a team in Finland and Germany shows that oxygen loss in coastal areas over the past century is unprecedented in the last 1500 years. The research is published today in BG.

The latest Journal Citation Reports® have been published by Clarivate Analytics.

As of 1 May 2018 the centralized payment of article processing charges (APCs) with the Leibniz Association has been extended to 53 Leibniz Institutions participating in the Leibniz Association's Open Access Publishing Fund.

BG has taken several measures in the hope of shortening the time from submission to final acceptance of a manuscript by a month.

From 1 January 2018 Biogeosciences (BG) will slightly increase the article processing charges.

In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia have been replaced by cash crops like oil palm and rubber plantations. New research, published in BG, shows that these changes in land use increase temperatures in the region. The added warming could affect plants and animals and make parts of the country more vulnerable to wildfires.

Authors from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) will profit from a new institutional agreement with Copernicus Publications starting 23 August 2017. The agreement which is valid for the first author enables a direct settlement of article processing charges (APCs) between the PIK and the publisher.

The updated publication policy now is extended by the journal's open access statement, its archiving and indexing scheme, and explicit policies on corrections and retractions.

The general obligations for editors, referees, and authors have been revised to give advice for the appropriate handling of literature suggestions.

Clarivate Analytics has published the latest Journal Citation Reports®.

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. Further details:

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.