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Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology; 2008; v. 41; issue.1; p. 3-4;
DOI: 10.1144/1470-9236/07-302
© 2008 Geological Society of London

Editorial

EDITORIAL

M.G. Winter

Hong Kong SAR, December 2007

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At the end of a busy 12 months at the Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology (QJEGH) the members of the Editorial Board can reflect on a year which has seen positive changes to the submissions rate and level of discussion in the Journal, and a significant increase in its Impact Factor (IF).Go


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In 2006 QJEGH experienced a significant dip in submissions and the Editorial Board had put in place initiatives designed to address that problem. Further initiatives have been introduced throughout 2007 and submissions are currently at a record level of well in excess of 100 papers for the year. This, of course, presents its own challenges.

First, the high quality of papers must be maintained through the editorial process and second, publication must not be slowed such that authors become disillusioned with QJEGH and we begin to see a negative effect on our IF. Thus, in order to accommodate the excellent material awaiting publication in a timely fashion, the Geological Society's Publications Management Committee has allowed an additional 96 pages – the equivalent of an extra issue – for the first time since 1996.

This reflects the hard work of Editorial Board, as does the fact that the Journal's IF also reached a record level despite the limitations of this as an index of quality. It now exceeds many of our competitors and is competitive with most, if not all, others. The challenge is now to maintain this important index at its present level and, perhaps, to . . . [Full Text of this Article]