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 monthly journal, founded in 1986, 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 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 is the journal of choice in which to publish innovative research on 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 those published in a language other than English or through electronic media such as websites.

Associate Editors

MARTIN ABERHAN Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany	PETER HOLTERHOFF Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas	YUONG-NAM LEE Korea Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, South Korea
PETER A. ALLISON Imperial College, London	EVAN FRANSEEN Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence	LINDSEY LEIGHTON University of Alberta, Canada
EMESE M. BORDY Rhodes University, South Africa	ROBERT A. GASTALDO Colby College, Waterville, Maine	GABRIELA MÁNGANO University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
TIMOTHY J. BRALOWER Pennsylvania State University, University Park	MURRAY K. GINGRAS University of Alberta, Canada	ARNOLD I. MILLER University of Cincinnati, Ohio
JOCHEN J. BROCKS The Australian National University, Canberra	EBERHARD GISCHLER Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universitat, Frankfurt, Germany	JARED R. MORROW San Diego State University, California
ADAM BRUMBY University of Pretoria, South Africa	DAVID H. GOODWIN Denison University, Granville, Ohio	THOMAS D. OLSZEWSKI Texas A&M University, College Station
KATHLEEN A. CAMPBELL The University of Auckland, New Zealand	BRUNO GRANIER University of Brest, France	PATRICK J. ORR University College Dublin, Ireland
RUBEN CÚNEO MEF-CONICET, Trelew, Argentina	ETHAN L. GROSSMAN Texas A & M University, College Station	JOERN PECKMANN University of Bremen, Germany
GREGORY P. DIETL Yale University, Connecticut	DAVID GREENWOOD Brandon University, Canada	BRIAN R. PRATT University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
BILL DIMICHELE Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C	GREGG GUNNELL University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	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 University of Colorado, Boulder
ANTHONY R. FIORILLO Dallas Museum of Natural History, Texas	PATRICIA H. KELLEY University of North Carolina, Wilmington	Constance M Soja Colgate University, Hamilton, New York
CYNTHIA G. FISHER Westchester University, Pennsylvania	YOSHITSUGU KOBAYASHI Hokkaido University, Japan	IGOR VLAHOVIC University of Zagreb, Croatia
KARL FLESSA The University of Arizona, Tucson	PAUL KOCH University of California, Santa Cruz	SHUHAI XIAO Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg
DAVID HARWOOD University of Nebraska-Lincoln	MICHAL KOWALEWSKI Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg	J.P. ZONNEVELD Geological Survey of Canada, Calgary, Alberta
STEVEN M. HOLLAND The University of Georgia, Athens	MICHAL KUCERA Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, Germany

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.