To submit one of the following content types, read the formatting specifications below and then follow the Submission Guidelines.
For more information on the following commissioned types, contact the editorial office:
* These content types must not include original unpublished research findings, and may contain only minimal new supporting data. As non-primary articles they are not eligible for open-access publication and can only appear under the subscription-based route.
An Article presents a substantial novel research study of high quality and broad significance to the geoscience community. The work should represent a meaningful advance in understanding, not merely an incremental contribution.
A Brief Communication reports a concise, high-quality study of broad interest to the geoscience community. The format is suited to single, well-focused findings that do not require extended presentation.
An Analysis re-examines existing datasets, or presents a comparative study or meta-analysis of published data, to reach novel conclusions of broad interest. The same format requirements as an Article apply.
Correspondence provides a forum for comment on scientific, ethical, or policy issues relevant to the geoscience community. This format may not be used for the presentation of primary research data or novel analysis.
A Review Article offers an authoritative, balanced, and scholarly survey of recent progress in a geoscience research field. It must be written to inform non-specialist readers, must treat any controversies even-handedly, and must not be dominated by the work of any single research group, including the authors' own.
A Perspective presents scholarly discussion of the primary literature in cases too technical for a Comment, or where the author is advancing a specific, potentially controversial, or speculative viewpoint. Two Perspectives presenting opposing positions on a research controversy may be published together.
A Comment is a flexible format addressing the scientific, ethical, policy, commercial, or societal dimensions of geoscience research. It should be topical, readable, and accessible to a broad geoscience audience without heavy technical jargon.
Matters Arising are exceptionally timely and substantive scientific comments or technical clarifications on original research papers published in AGRL. They should be grounded in knowledge available at the time of the original publication rather than in subsequent scientific developments. Authors wishing to submit a Matters Arising should follow the specific submission process described in the Submission Guidelines.
News & Views articles introduce readers to the most significant recent advances in the geosciences, linked to newly published papers in AGRL or to work of exceptional significance published elsewhere. They are written in an accessible style for a broad scientific audience. Unsolicited contributions are not normally considered, though prospective authors are welcome to propose topics to the editorial office. News & Views are not peer reviewed.
Book Reviews are commissioned by the editorial office; suggestions for books to review are welcome. Book Reviews are not peer reviewed.