2017 was another successful year for Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts (ESPI); it saw the expansion of our Editorial team and publication of two excellent Themed Issues, all while maintaining our commitment to provide our authors with exceptional customer service and fast times to publication. Through this Editorial, we wish to reflect upon some of the highlights from 2017 and also take this opportunity to reveal further new additions to the ESPI team and our plans for 2018.
In August we published a Themed Issue on the topic of Bioanalytical Tools for Water and Sediment Quality Assessment, edited by Associate Editor Edward Kolodziej (University of Washington) and Bryan Brooks (Baylor University), Kyungho Choi (Seoul National University) and Ruth Marfil-Vega (American Water) (http://rsc.li/water-assessment). This issue showcases some of the latest work on analytical approaches to understanding the health of aquatic and sediment ecosystems. In their Editorial introducing this issue (DOI: 10.1039/C7EM90032E), the Guest Editors called upon the research community to recognise the importance of biology in this type of work, and reiterated the need for interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration to progress this field further.
In our first issue of 2018, we were excited to bring you an issue dedicated to Modeling in Environmental Chemistry (http://rsc.li/modeling), edited by Associate Editor Matthew MacLeod (Stockholm University), Todd Gouin (TG Environmental Research) and Tom McKone (University of California, Berkeley). In their Editorial for the issue (DOI: 10.1039/C8EM90001A) they highlight the importance of this type of research, noting in particular the prominent role that models have played in the regulatory assessment of environmental risks associated with the use of chemicals in commerce.
Additionally, Desirée Plata (Yale University, USA), who has been an ESPI Editorial Board member for several years and has more recently been leading the Emerging Investigator Series for the journal, will now be taking on the role of Reviews Editor. If you have an idea for a possible review or perspective for the journal then please do contact the Editorial Office (E-mail: espi-rsc@rsc.org) with a brief synopsis or abstract for consideration.
Lastly, we have expanded our Advisory Board with seven new members: Richard Brown (National Physical Laboratory, UK), Tamara Galloway (University of Exeter, UK), Colleen Hansel (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, USA), Hans Christian Bruun Hansen (University of Copenhagen, Denmark), Kara Nelson (University of California, Berkeley, USA), Weihua Song (Fudan University, China) and Elsie Sunderland (Harvard University, USA). Our Advisory Board is now 27 members strong and we look forward to working with them all on the journal.
Cora Young (Memorial University, Canada) | Emerging investigator series: a 14-year depositional ice record of perfluoroalkyl substances in the High Arctic | DOI: 10.1039/C6EM00593D |
Yu Yang (University of Nevada, Reno, USA) | Emerging investigator series: dual role of organic matter in the anaerobic degradation of triclosan | DOI: 10.1039/C7EM00003K |
Anke Neumann (Newcastle University, UK) | Emerging investigator series: As(V) in magnetite: incorporation and redistribution | DOI: 10.1039/C7EM00237H |
Andres Martinez (University of Iowa, USA) | Emerging investigator series: development and application of polymeric electrospun nanofiber mats as equilibrium-passive sampler media for organic compounds | DOI: 10.1039/C7EM00289K |
Ami Riscassi (University of Virginia, USA) | Emerging investigator series: the effect of wildfire on streamwater mercury and organic carbon in a forested watershed in the southeastern United States | DOI: 10.1039/C7EM00419B |
In 2018 we will be continuing to highlight the exceptional work of early career researchers through this initiative, under the guidance of new Editorial Board members Delphine Farmer, Lenny Winkel and Guang-Guo Ying who will curate this Series as Emerging Investigator Series Editors.
Most importantly, we remain completely committed to providing the environmental science community with a fresh, society venue to disseminate your best research, where author experience is paramount, as evidenced by our efficient and attentive service through the entire process from submission to publication.
Thank you for taking the time to read this Editorial. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our authors, reviewers and readers for their support during 2017, and we look forward to working with you to serve the environmental science community in 2018 and beyond.
With best wishes for a happy and successful year.
Kris McNeill, Editor-in-Chief
Sam Keltie, Executive Editor
Emma Eley, Deputy Editor
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