Journal Guide

Environmental Microbiology provides a high profile vehicle for publication of the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field. The scope of the Journal encompasses the diversity of current research on microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities and microbial interactions, including, but not limited to, the following: the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and non-living environmental factors population biology and clonal structure microbes and surfaces adhesion and biofouling responses to environmental signals and stress factors growth and survival modelling and theory development microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes microbial physiological, metabolic and structural diversity pollution microbiology extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats primary and secondary production element cycles and biogeochemical processes microbially-influenced global changes new technological developments in microbial ecology, in particular for the study of activities of microbial communities and of non-culturable microorganisms Interdisciplinary studies of fundamental problems are particularly welcome.

The journal is identical in scope to Environmental Microbiology, shares the same editorial team and submission site, and will apply the same high level acceptance criteria. The two journals will be mutually supportive and evolve side-by-side. Environmental Microbiology Reports provides a high profile vehicle for publication of the most innovative, original and rigorous research in the field. The scope of the Journal encompasses the diversity of current research on microbial processes in the environment, microbial communities and microbial interactions, including, but not limited to, the following:

Environmental Modeling & Assessment builds bridges between the scientific community's understanding of key environmental issues and the decision makers' need to influence relevant policies and regulations on the basis of the best available information. The journal offers high quality, peer-reviewed papers that may be regarded as either instances of best practice, or as studies that advance the evolution and applicability of the theories and techniques of modeling and assessment. In particular, the editors are interested both in detailed scientific models of specific environmental problems and in large scale models of the global environment.
The journal also provides a forum where researchers can publish a complete mathematical description of important environmental models together with the accompanying analysis and underlying assumptions.There are no page charges to publish in this journal.

Environmental Modelling & Software publishes contributions, in the form of research articles, reviews and short communications, on recent advances in environmental modelling and/or software. The aim is to improve our capacity to represent, understand, predict or manage the behaviour of environmental systems at all practical scales, and to communicate those improvements to a wide scientific and professional audience.

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment discusses technical developments and data arising from environmental monitoring and assessment, principles in the design of monitoring systems, and the use of monitoring data in assessing the consequences of natural resource management and pollution risks.
The journal examines monitoring systems designed to estimate exposure both at the individual and population levels, and also focuses on the development of monitoring systems related to the management of various renewable natural resources in, for instance, agriculture, fisheries and forests.
Coverage extends to the use of monitoring in pollution assessment, and particular emphasis is given to the synthesis of monitoring data with toxicological, epidemiological and health data, as well as with pre-market screening results. High quality research papers or reviews dealing with any aspect of environmental monitoring are encouraged. However, papers should not be submitted that do not advance scientific knowledge on

The journal aims to receive papers in the field of nanotechnology covering;

Developments of new nanosorbents for:

•Groundwater, drinking water and wastewater treatment
•Remediation of contaminated sites
•Assessment of novel nanotechnologies including sustainability and life cycle implications

Monitoring and Management papers should cover the fields of:

•Novel analytical methods applied to environmental and health samples
•Fate and transport of pollutants in the environment
•Case studies covering environmental monitoring and public health
•Water and soil prevention and legislation
•Industrial and hazardous waste- legislation, characterisation, management practices, minimization, treatment and disposal
•Environmental management and remediation

Articles available to read for free from 2008 and 2009! Read them now2009 Impact Factor: 1.145Ranking: 29/112 (Political Science), 33/66 (Environmental Studies) 169; 2010 Thomson Reuters, 2009 Journal Citation Reports174;Environmental Politics is concerned with four aspects of the study of environmental politics, with a primary, though not exclusive, focus on the industrialised countries. First, it examines the evolution of environmental movements and parties. Second it provides analysis of the making and implementation of public policy in the area of the environment at international, national and local levels. Third, it carries comment on ideas generated by the various environmental movements and organisations, and by individual theorists. Fourth, it aims to cover the international environmental issues which are of increasing salience. Its coverage of the developing world does not reach beyond this to the affairs of individual countries, partly because of the journal's chosen focus and partly because of the number of existing journals dealing with development. Environmental Politics is sensitive to the distinction between the goals of conservation and of a radical reordering of political and social preferences, and aims to explore the interface between these goals, rather than to favour any one position in contemporary debates.

Environmental Pollution is an international journal that seeks to publish papers that report results from original, novel research that addresses significant environmental pollution issues and problems and contribute new knowledge to science.The editors encourage high quality papers where the pollutants are clearly defined and measured and can be directly related to biological, ecological, and human health effects. This includes air, water, and soil pollution and climate change. New techniques for the study and measurement of pollutants are also encouraged. Papers, such as meta analyses, that report findings from re-examination and interpretation of existing data are welcome Modeling papers are also welcome Critical review papers are also of interest as are letters to the editor.The editors discourage papers that describe results from routine surveys and monitoring programs that are primarily of local interest. Also discouraged are papers about reductionist toxicology, sewage, waste and wastewater management, agronomy, biomonitoring , remediation, bioremeditation, phytoremediation, and general air, water and soil quality. Descriptions of a well-known legacy chemical in yet another new location are also discouraged.The editors welcome the following contributions:Full research papers Results from completed investigationsReview papersIn-depth critical reviews of special subjectsCommentariesOpinions, concerns, questions about papers in the journal or current scientific issues, invited or unsolicitedLetters to the EditorTo raise issues or concerns about papers in the journal and initiate correspondence with the authors of those papers