ES3 moves in-house
From January 2025, Earth Science, Systems and Society (ES3) will be published through the Geological Society’s own Publishing House
Earth science plays a vital role in addressing today’s global challenges, from decarbonising our energy systems, to supporting food and water supply for growing populations, to minimising risk from natural hazards. ES3 publishes cross-disciplinary research and perspective papers that address these challenges and showcase the interaction of Earth science with sustainability and society.
ES3 welcomes timely and topical research across the full breadth of the geosciences
New start, new benefits
Following a successful launch in 2021, in collaboration with open access (OA)-specialist Frontiers Media, ES3 has steadily built a body of published papers. In 2023, the Society decided to move publishing in-house, following consultation with the Publishing House Team, Publications and Information Committee, and Editorial Board.
Publishing ES3 through the Society Publishing House ensures numerous benefits, including:
- All published content (including the archive) hosted openly on the Lyell Collection: lyellcollection.org/journal/esss (available from January 2025).
- Better alignment with the Society’s international reputation for publishing high-quality content and delivering excellent service for authors, reviewers, and readers.
- Inclusion in Society OA read and publish agreements, offering OA fee support for authors at participating institutions. Find out if your institution is signed up here: geolsoc.org.uk/open-access.
- Personal service from Publishing House staff, who are embedded in the community. Day-to-day management of ES3 is handled by Abel Barral Cuesta, Journal Development Editor.
Representative, engaged, energetic
The Editorial Board has been instrumental to ES3’s development, led by Editor-in-Chief, Kathryn Goodenough (British Geological Survey), and Deputy Chief Editor, Jen Roberts (University of Strathclyde). Editors represent a diversity of career stages, subject areas, and backgrounds, and contribute to the journal in a variety of ways, including: handling peer review; leading thematic collections; advocating for the journal amongst networks; and contributing to discussion of editorial policy and strategy.
A full board listing can be found here: lyellcollection.org/journal/esss/editorialboard. We are expanding the board – please get in touch if you are interested.
ES3 Highlights
ES3 is proud to have collaborated on and published research across a broad and diverse authorship and subject coverage. Special issues have focused on topics such as ‘Earth Sciences and the Race to Net Zero’, ‘Sustainability in the Extractive Industries’, and ‘Inclusion and Diversity in the Earth and Environmental Sciences’.
Notable papers include:
- Geoscience Solutions for Sustainable Offshore Wind Development, Anne P.M. Velenturf et al. (2021)
- Role of Subsurface Geo-Energy Pilot and Demonstration Sites in Delivering Net Zero, Michael Stephenson et al. (2022)
- Mapping Canada’s Green Economic Pathways for Battery Minerals…, Christopher J.M. Lawley et al. (2022)
- Three Horizons for Future Geoscience, Iain Stewart et al. (2023)
- “You just look at rocks, and have beards” Perceptions of Geology From the United Kingdom: A Qualitative Analysis From an Online Survey, Steven L. Rogers et al. (2024)
Sustainable open access
ES3 article processing charges (APCs) are kept as low as possible. Any surplus feeds back into a programme of discounts and waivers, which includes a 25% discount on APCs for Society Fellows and a full APC waiver for authors in lower- and middle-income countries through the Research4Life initiative (research4life.org). As a fully OA journal, ES3 provides authors with a sustainable and ethical publication route that is compliant with major OA mandates, including UKRI, Plan S, the UK REF2029, and the US Office for Science & Technology Policy.
ES3 needs you!
We invite Geoscientist readers to engage with ES3:
- READ: All published papers can be read via the journal’s existing website: escubed.org. Look out for all published papers available via the Lyell Collection from January 2025: lyellcollection.org/journal/esss
- PUBLISH: ES3 welcomes contributions from all areas of geoscience. Submit your paper for review at editorialmanager.com/esss
- JOIN: We welcome expressions of interest in joining the board. If you are interested, please contact abel.barral@geolsoc.org.uk
Authors
Dr Kathryn Goodenough
British Geological Survey
David Boyt
Head of Editorial Development, Geological Society of London
