Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Meinhold, Guido

Titel

Introduction: special issue commemorating the 155th anniversary of Geological Magazine

Ist Teil von

• Geological magazine, 2020-01, Vol.157 (1), p.1-4

Ort / Verlag

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The success of a scientific journal is largely dependent on the core editorial team, i.e. the editor-in-chief and executive editors, who define the overall strategy of the journal and, together with the editorial board, scrutinize the submitted manuscripts for originality, quality and rigour before sending them out for review. [...]all of us who benefit in one way or another from the journal’s existence, whether as authors, afforded a platform to publish our work, or as readers, provided with the information we are keen to receive, owe much to the services of the Geological Magazine editorial team that helped establish the journal in the international scientific community. The following correspondence by Woodward’s nephew emphasizes Henry Woodward’s pre-eminent role in the foundation and management of the journal: ‘it may be of interest to state that although Professor Rupert Jones’ name appears on the early numbers of the Magazine as “Editor”, he was in no way responsible for its conduct. [...]from March 2003 till January 2008, the core editorial team comprised Allen, Budd, McCave and Pyle. In mid-2014, Whitham stepped down from his role as an executive editor. [...]from July 2014 till September 2015, the core editorial team comprised Allen, Budd and Leat. The section ends with the following statement, which is still be regarded as valid today: ‘Finally, by favouring no one school or theory more than another, criticizing fearlessly and uncompromisingly where it appears necessary, though laudatory where it is desirable, we hope to establish for the GEOLOGICAL MAGAZINE that independent character which will alone cause it to be regarded as an impartial tribunal, whose verdict will command respect