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.


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