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After a period of 6 years as editor in chief of Agu advancesSusan Tumbore has delivered the reins to Alberto Montanari. Here, Dr. Tumbore reflects on her mandate while Dr. Montanari analyzes her priorities for the Journal in the future.
Wrapping: reflections of the boss editor Susan Tumbore
It has been a great honor for me to lead Agu advances through its initials six years. We start Agu advances To provide the authors with an alternative to profit magazines: an interdisciplinary magazine of Gold Open Access Publishing Full-Full-Longitude and high-impact comments in all Earth and Space Sciences.
Among the first challenges was to decide how to identify the documents that we consider “advances.” In our first editorialWe describe how we seek to publish documents that document an important advance in the science of the earth and the space that will be of great interest in the fields and will have the potential of immediate, convergent or social impact. To build consensus and cross calibration on what should be considered for publication in Agu advancesSeveral editors would look at the documents sent before sending to check.
A second challenge has been the amplitude of the land and space sciences represented by the members of AGU. People who choose a scientific career tend to be naturally curious about the world and the universe, but over time they focus more and more on a narrower specialization area. I found myself unable to understand the nature of the advances described in fields away from my own area. Therefore, we ask the authors in Agu advances Explain the importance of its results in a way that is understandable for earth and spatial scientists outside its main disciplines. The editors help writing a prominent point for each published article and try to request points of view that provide an additional context for published articles. We also publish comments that cover an emerging or controversial issue in a specific field or address a topic on land and space sciences with social implications.
To face the global challenges faced by humanity, we desperately need to accelerate the diversification of workforce in the land and space sciences.
One of the things that I am proud is our decision to request comments that address how we do our science, especially how to make it more cozy and inclusive. To face the global challenges faced by humanity, we desperately need to accelerate the diversification of workforce in the land and space sciences. The progress of progress requires understanding the challenges faced by those from marginalized origins, finding ways to expand opportunities in countries and institutions with less resources to support science and rethink how our field activities affect local residents.
Agu advances He has initiated other things that I am proud of: we are the first AU magazine to use the transparent review, where reviews and editorial decisions are published as a supplement of the article; and cross review, where reviewers can see and respond to other revisions of a manuscript. When we reject an article, we try to give a reason. The reviewer time is beautiful, and we will not send documents for review if our editors have found important problems that must be addressed. For the documents that our criteria are lost, but we believe that they represent a published work, we use the transfer option where we consulted with other Editors of AU magazines to find the magazine with the correct scope for their work.
I thank the authors who risked and presented their best work to a magazine that had not yet built a reputation, the many reviewers that have supported us and the editorial board to shape Agu ‘advances path.
While I get out of chief editor, Agu advances The number of presentations and published articles has increased and is approaching our original vision. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the authors who risked and presented their best work to a magazine that had not yet built a reputation, the many reviewers that have supported us and the Editorial Board to shape the trajectory of the progress. My sincere thanks to Margaret Moerchen, who was a great partner by founding the magazine, Kristen Vrouwenvelder, who has assumed the additional development of the advances, Allison Schuette, Sarah Dedej, Matt Giampoala and all others in Agu and Wiley who work hard the Scenes to guarantee the success of the newspaper.
Finally, thanks to Alberto Montanari, who assumes the position of editor in chief with the skills and experience necessary for the next phase of Agu advances. I am sure that the magazine will continue to evolve and increase its impact under its leadership.
Looking to the future: aspirations of the incoming chief editor Alberto Montanari
I am excited to happen to Dr. Susan Tumbore as editor in chief of Agu advances. In just six years since its launch, this magazine has been established as an exceptional place for the entire community of Earth and Space Sciences, presenting innovative research and diverse perspectives. Agu advances It shows the main scientific discoveries that support our efforts to address global environmental challenges, which makes it an integral part of our search for a sustainable future.
In a fast -evolving publication landscape, I hope to improve the reputation of Agu advances Through innovative contributions, constructive dialogue and collaboration with leading and early career researchers worldwide. My goal is to further promote the support process of support for Agu advances and facilitate rapid publication. In addition, I am committed to promoting intensive dialogue between the editorial board and potential authors, providing opportunities to raise the visibility of notable and essential discoveries produced by the community of geoscience. I firmly believe that our community has the potential to offer solutions to achieve the Sustainable UN Development Goalsand I dedicate myself to promoting global synergy through Agu advances.
I am particularly motivated to advance equality, diversity and inclusion, since I believe that a diversity of views is crucial for enriched scientific discourse.
In addition, I am particularly motivated to advance equality, diversity and inclusion, since I believe that a diversity of views is crucial for enriched scientific discourse. I also intend to establish a fruitful dialogue with the scientists of the early race offering them opportunities to join the editorial Board, starting with the roles as regular reviewers in their respective fields. I am motivated to raise their voices through contributions with vision of the future to inspire the scientific activity of the future.
In addition, I am anxious to strengthen collaboration with other AGU titles, since I believe that scientific progress thrives when contributions with the visibility they deserve are given. Agu advances Publishes approximately 150 long -term articles each year, with innovative and innovative investigations with broad and immediate implications that attract the interest of researchers, the broader scientific community and the general public. All published articles are highlighted by the editor, actively promoted through several media, already often accompanied by viewpoint comments on interested reviewers and scientists, aimed at explaining and preparing research to a broader audience.
I want to position Agu advances As a leading research and policy related to essential global challenges.
I want to position Agu advances As a leading research and policy related to essential global challenges. It is essential to achieve the previous objective cooperation with the entire community of geoscientific. Get in touch with advances@agu.org if you want to obtain more details about the scope of the magazine, make a prior consultation to the presentation, provide suggestions or voluntary as a reviewer. I am also willing to present Agu advances through virtual meetings with interested communities and institutions.
—Susan trumbore (trumbore@bgc-jena.mpg.de, 
0000-0003-3885-6202), Max Planck Institute of biogeochemistry, Germany; and Alberto Montanari (Alberto.mantanari@unibo.it, 0000-0001-7428-0410), University of Bologna, Italy
Citation: Tumbore, S. and A. Montanari (2025), editorial delivery in Agu Advances, EOS, 106, https://doi.org/10.1029/2025o255005. Posted on February 12, 2025.
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