[meteorite-list] Elsevier Launches New Journal with the National Institute of Polar Research

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 14:55:29 -0800 (PST)
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Elsevier Launches New Journal with the National Institute of Polar Research
December 7, 2006

Amsterdam, - Elsevier, in partnership with the National
Institute of Polar Research, proudly announce the 2007 launch of a new
international peer-reviewed publication called Polar Science. The
English-language quarterly journal is a consolidation of five existing
publications: Polar Bioscience, Polar Meteorology and Glaciology,
Antarctic Meteorite Research, Polar Geoscience and Advances in Polar
Upper Atmosphere Research, and will publish original articles and
reviews focused on a wide spectrum of sciences related to the polar
regions of the Earth and other planets. All accepted articles will be
published online via ScienceDirect Article Plus before appearing in
print, thereby ensuring the rapid dissemination of research results.

Professor Kazuo Shibuya of the National Institute of Polar Research
(NIPR) reflected on the collaboration with Elsevier. "Continuation is
our strength -- this phrase by the late Emeritus Professor Masayoshi
Murayama from the NIPR, characterizes the steady scientific progress
obtained from Japanese Antarctic Research Expeditions. To have a jump in
our steady progress, NIPR decided to publish a regular scientific
journal Polar Science with Elsevier as our partner. Elsevier has a wide
audience and experienced knowledge for scientific publication. Elsevier
is most appropriate to realize our jump. At the beginning of the
International Polar Year 2007-2008, Polar Science is determined to
contribute to the next 50 years of polar science, not only from Japanese
scientists but also on an international scale, especially from all Asian
and Southern Hemisphere colleagues."

Elsevier Publisher Friso Veenstra commented "The launch of Polar Science
coincides with the start of the International Polar Year 2007-2008 and
shares its focus on the polar regions, where significant changes are
occurring at present. The polar regions contain unique information on
the past behaviour of the Earth system, while at the same time they are
growing in economic and geopolitical importance. Polar Science will
therefore be an important new addition to Elsevier???s earth and planetary
sciences journals portfolio. We greatly look forward to our partnership
with the NIPR and to achieving our shared goal of establishing a global
reach and visibility for Polar Science."

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About the National Institute of Polar Research
The National Institute of Polar Research was
established in Tokyo in 1973 as one of the Inter-University Research
Institutes of Monbusho (Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and
Culture) to conduct polar research in Japan. Research activities cover
various scientific disciplines, including upper atmosphere physics,
meteorology, glaciology, earth sciences, biological sciences and polar
region engineering.

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Received on Thu 07 Dec 2006 05:55:29 PM PST