PALAIOS - Journal Information

Journal Information

Coeditors: Stephen T. Hasiotis and Edith L. Taylor
Managing Editor: Jill M. Hardesty
PALAIOS Editorial Office, Paleontological Institute, Department of Geology
University of Kansas, 1475 Jayhawk Blvd., room 120, Lawrence, KS 66045-7613
phone:785-864-2737, fax: 785-864-3636, e-mail: palaios@ku.edu
Online manuscript submission: sepm-palaios.allentrack.net

Statement of Purpose

PALAIOS is a bimonthly journal founded in 1986 and dedicated to emphasizing the impact of life on Earth's history as recorded in the paleontological and sedimentological records. PALAIOS disseminates information to an international spectrum of geologists and biologists interested in a broad range of topics, including, but not limited to, biogeochemistry, ichnology, paleoclimatology, paleoecology, paleoceanography, sedimentology, stratigraphy, geomicrobiology, paleobiogeochemistry, and astrobiology.

PALAIOS publishes original papers that emphasize using paleontology to answer important geological and biological questions that further our understanding of Earth history. Accordingly, manuscripts whose subject matter and conclusions have broader geologic implications-rather than narrowly focused discourses-are much more likely to be selected for publication. Given that the purpose of PALAIOS is to generate enthusiasm for paleontology among a broad spectrum of readers, the editors request the following: titles that generate immediate interest; abstracts that emphasize important conclusions; illustrations of professional caliber used in place of words; and lively, yet scholarly, text.

PALAIOS should be the journal of choice in which to publish innovative research involving all aspects of past and present life from which geological, biological, chemical, and atmospheric processes can be deciphered and applied to finding solutions to past and future geological and paleontological problems. PALAIOS reserves the right to reject manuscripts based on prior publication of substantial portions of text, data, or conclusions, including if published in a language other than English or through electronic media such as websites.

Associate Editors

MARTIN ABERHAN Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany	MURRAY K. GINGRAS University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada	LINDSAY LEIGHTON San Diego State University, California
PETER A. ALLISON Imperial College, London	EBERHARD GISCHLER Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany	GABRIELA MÁNGANO University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
EMESE M. BORDY Rhodes University, South Africa	DAVID H. GOODWIN Denison University, Granville, Ohio	ARNOLD I. MILLER University of Cincinnati, Ohio
TIMOTHY J. BRALOWER Pennsylvania State University, University Park	BRUNO GRANIER University of Brest, France	JARED R. MORROW San Diego State University, California
JOCHEN J. BROCKS The Australian National University, Canberra	ETHAN L. GROSSMAN Texas A & M University, College Station	THOMAS D. OLSZEWSKI Texas A&M University, College Station
ADAM BUMBY University of Pretoria, South Africa	GREGG GUNNELL University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	PATRICK J. ORR University College Dublin, Ireland
KATHLEEN A. CAMPBELL The University of Auckland, New Zealand	DAVID HARWOOD University of Nebraska-Lincoln	JOERN PECKMANN University of Bremen, Germany
GREGORY P. DIETL Yale University, Connecticut	STEVEN M. HOLLAND The University of Georgia, Athens	BRIAN R. PRATT University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
BILL DIMICHELE Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C	PETER HOLTERHOFF ExxonMobil Development Company, Houston, Texas	RAYMOND ROGERS Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota
STEVEN DRIESE Baylor University, Waco, Texas	JOHN ISBELL University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	BERND R. SCHÖNE University of Mainz, Germany
JEFFREY EATON Weber State University, Ogden, Utah	CLAUDIA C. JOHNSON Indiana University, Bloomington	PAUL SELDEN University of Kansas, Lawrence
MARTIN B. FARLEY University of North Carolina, Pembroke	ANDREAS KAPPLER Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany	DENA M. SMITH UNniversity of Colorado, Boulder
ANTHONY R. FIORILLO Dallas Museum of Natural History, Texas	PATRICIA H. KELLEY University of North Carolina, Wilmington	IGOR VLAHOVIC University of Zagreb, Croatia
CYNTHIA G. FISHER Westchester University, Pennsylvania	YOSHITSUGU KOBAYASHI Hokkaido University, Japan	SALLY WALKER University of Georgia, Athens
KARL FLESSA The University of Arizona, Tucson	PAUL KOCH University of California, Santa Cruz	SCOTT WING Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
EVAN FRANSEEN Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence	MICHAL KOWALEWSKI Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg	SHUHAI XIAO Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg
ROBERT A. GASTALDO Colby College, Waterville, Maine	MICHAL KUCERA Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany	J.P. ZONNEVELD Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, Alberta

TYPES OF CONTRIBUTIONS

Research Articles: Papers dealing with research results in areas of interest to PALAIOS.
Research Notes: Preliminary reports of significant discoveries, brief reports on new methods, instrumentation, or topics of interest to PALAIOS.
Spotlights: By invitation, Spotlight articles highlight a topic that is of interest to PALAIOS. Please contact the editorial office if you have an idea for a Spotlight.

Book Reviews, and Comment and Reply: Solicited by the editors, these are published exclusively online.

Inquiries: The editorial office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (CST). For the fastest response, use e-mail (palaios@ku.edu). We welcome visits by appointment, from prospective, current, or past authors.

Page-charge contributions: General support from authors is important to the health of PALAIOS and SEPM. Such support helps to keep membership costs within the reach of students and professionals. Please seek all avenues of possible financial support. Ability to contribute is not a factor in editorial decisions. Cost is $150 per page, but any amount would be appreciated. Please inquire about costs for producing color images.