The European Geosciences Union isn’t all about the General Assembly, but delivers opportunities to learn, develop and network all year long! With many driven and developed by our volunteers in our committees and working groups, our initiatives cover a breadth of topics and formats, including training, funding, and more. The list below covers just some of the Union’s higlights this summ ...[Read More]
It is not every day you get to celebrate a silver jubilee in the world of digital publishing, but this year, the European Geosciences Union is doing exactly that. Twenty-five years ago, back when most of us were still navigating dial-up internet, EGU was already flipping the script on the black box of scientific publishing. By launching the first interactive open-access journal, they moved the sci ...[Read More]
Any journal editor will recognize this challenge: a new manuscript arrives for review. It’s great, and you’re enthusiastic about getting it into the system, but suddenly, there’s a problem. All the suggested reviewers are unavailable! What do you do now? Across publishing fields, it is becoming increasingly difficult to find suitable reviewers for scientific manuscripts. As the number of submissio ...[Read More]
Academic publishing has considerably evolved in response to technological developments. Current discussions revolve around the rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools or Large Language Models (LLM). They exceed the capabilities of simple spelling and grammar checkers or translation software and their use in the publication process has several implications that need to be considered. ...[Read More]
