Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors
Encyclopedia
Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, established in October 1967, is a biweekly, peer review
ed, scientific journal
published by Elsevier
. The co-editors
are G. Helffrich (University of Bristol
), K. Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology
), M. Jellinek (University of British Columbia
), and K. Zhang (University of Exeter
).
This journal focuses on the physical and chemical processes of planetary interiors. Topical coverage broadly encompasses planetary physics, geodesy
and geophysics
. Publishing formats include original research papers, review article
s, short communications and book reviews on a regular basis. Occasional special issues are set aside for proceedings of conferences.
The journal has an impact factor
of 2.640 in 2010 (announced in 2011), which is a significant increase compared to the 2009 value of 1.993.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed, scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
published by Elsevier
Elsevier
Elsevier is a publishing company which publishes medical and scientific literature. It is a part of the Reed Elsevier group. Based in Amsterdam, the company has operations in the United Kingdom, USA and elsewhere....
. The co-editors
Editor in chief
An editor-in-chief is a publication's primary editor, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. Additionally, the editor-in-chief is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members as well as keeping up with the time it takes them to complete their task...
are G. Helffrich (University of Bristol
University of Bristol
The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...
), K. Hirose (Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tokyo Institute of Technology
The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a public research university located in Greater Tokyo Area, Japan. Tokyo Tech is the largest institution for higher education in Japan dedicated to science and technology. Tokyo Tech enrolled 4,850 undergaraduates and 5006 graduate students for 2009-2010...
), M. Jellinek (University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...
), and K. Zhang (University of Exeter
University of Exeter
The University of Exeter is a public university in South West England. It belongs to the 1994 Group, an association of 19 of the United Kingdom's smaller research-intensive universities....
).
This journal focuses on the physical and chemical processes of planetary interiors. Topical coverage broadly encompasses planetary physics, geodesy
Geodesy
Geodesy , also named geodetics, a branch of earth sciences, is the scientific discipline that deals with the measurement and representation of the Earth, including its gravitational field, in a three-dimensional time-varying space. Geodesists also study geodynamical phenomena such as crustal...
and geophysics
Geophysics
Geophysics is the physics of the Earth and its environment in space; also the study of the Earth using quantitative physical methods. The term geophysics sometimes refers only to the geological applications: Earth's shape; its gravitational and magnetic fields; its internal structure and...
. Publishing formats include original research papers, review article
Review article
Review articles are an attempt to summarize the current state of understanding on a topic. They analyze or discuss research previously published by others, rather than reporting new experimental results....
s, short communications and book reviews on a regular basis. Occasional special issues are set aside for proceedings of conferences.
The journal has an impact factor
Impact factor
The impact factor, often abbreviated IF, is a measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. It is frequently used as a proxy for the relative importance of a journal within its field, with journals with higher impact factors deemed...
of 2.640 in 2010 (announced in 2011), which is a significant increase compared to the 2009 value of 1.993.
Abstracting and indexing
This journal is indexed in the following bibliographic databases:- Thomson Reuters:
- Science Citation IndexScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
- SciSearchScience Citation IndexThe Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
- Current ContentsCurrent ContentsCurrent Contents is a rapid alerting service database from the Institute for Scientific Information, now part of Thomson Reuters, that is published online and in several different printed subject sections.-History:...
– Physical, Chemical & Earth Sciences - Chemical Abstracts Service – CASSIChemical Abstracts ServiceChemical Abstracts is a periodical index that provides summaries and indexes of disclosures in recently published scientific documents. Approximately 8,000 journals, technical reports, dissertations, conference proceedings, and new books, in any of 50 languages, are monitored yearly, as are patent...
- AGI's Bibliography and Index of Geology
- GEOBASEGEOBASE (database)GEOBASE is a database, multidisciplinary in scope, which indexes bibliographic information and abstracts for the Geographical, Earth, and Ecological sciences. The broad subject coverage includes earth sciences, ecology, geomechanics, human geography, physical geography, social geography and...
- InspecInspecInspec is a major indexing database of scientific and technical literature, published by the Institution of Engineering and Technology , and formerly by the Institution of Electrical Engineers , one of the IET's forerunners....
- PASCAL
- Physics Abstracts
- ScopusScopusScopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...