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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Hi team,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline">Hope you’re both well.
<span style="color:black">Here’s a news story that might be of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="color:black">Not-for-profit academic publisher, IOP Publishing,
<span class="normaltextrun">is launching</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">three</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">new,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">environmental
journals. The three new, open access, academic journals reflect the surge in academic research</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">that</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">cover
the seventeen</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">such as clean water and sanitation,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">sustainable
cities and communities</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">and climate action.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">growth
in</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">this</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">scientific</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">field</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">is
expected</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">accelerate further in the coming years.</span><span class="eop"> </span></span><span class="eop"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The average annual growth rate of published research related to the SDGs is 17% over the last 5 years – making it one of the biggest growth areas in academic publishing</span><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">We have
</span><span class="normaltextrun">Dr Tim Smith, Associate Director at IOP Publishing available for interview and we can deliver background stats on growth of the market.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normaltextrun"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">See full release below.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">Faye<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="eop"><span style="color:black">Communications Manager at IOP Publishing<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Embargoed till 00.01AM Thursday 7 October</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Three new academic journals to meet growing demand for environmental research
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">IOP Publishing (IOPP) is launching</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">three</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">new,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">fully</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">open
access (OA) journals, extending the publisher’s</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>Environmental Research series</i><span style="color:black">.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">IOPP’s</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>Environmental
Research Series</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><span class="normaltextrun">now comprises of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">six
titles</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">that collectively</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">address</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">all
major areas of environmental science.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/2752-5309" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Environmental Research: Health</span></i></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> (ERH) and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/2752-5295" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Environmental Research: Climate</span></i></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> (ERCL)</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">will</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">both</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">open
submissions</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">from</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">today.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">third</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">new</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">journal,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://iopscience.iop.org/2752-664X" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">Environmental
Research: Ecology</span></i></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black"> (ERE) will</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">open
for submissions later in 2021.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The three new journals reflect the surge in published research</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">that</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">covers</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">one
of the seventeen</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">such
as clean water and sanitation,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">sustainable cities and communities</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">and
climate action.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">growth
in</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">this</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">scientific</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">field</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">is
expected</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">accelerate
further in the coming years.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">The</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">new</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">journals</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">offer
a suite of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">interdisciplinary</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">OA
publishing options with</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">rigorous peer review standards</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">based
on</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">editorial</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">excellence</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">a
commitment to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">data transparency.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Like</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun">the
first and most recently</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">launched</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">journal of the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">series,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>Environmental
Research: Infrastructure and Sustainability,</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif"> </span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun">research</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">published
in the three new titles will be universally accessible, ensuring maximum visibility and reach.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="normaltextrun">In the spirit of transparency and reproducibility, authors will be encouraged to share data</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">and code where appropriate for the benefit of the research
community and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">authors will have the option to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">submit their paper for double anonymous and
transparent peer review.</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">In addition, IOPP will waive all OA article publication
charges for articles</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">that are</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">submitted to
the three new launches</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">before 2024. After the initial waiver period for all,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">authors
from</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">low- and middle-income</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">countries</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">who
publish</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">in IOPP’s new journals</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">don’t
have to pay any</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">article processing</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">costs.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline;-webkit-user-select: text;-webkit-user-drag: none;-webkit-nbsp-mode: normal !important">
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">IOPP’s</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:black">Environmental Research Series</span></i><span style="color:black"> provides
a platform for the environmental science community</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">worldwide</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">to</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">share
knowledge that addresses some of the world’s most critical issues</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">with the aim</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">accelerating</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">breakthroughs</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">that
support</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">long term</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">sustainable</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">developments</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif;color:black">.</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="font-family:"Yu Mincho",serif;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Newly appointed</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Editor in Chief of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">ERH,</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Professor</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Michelle
Bell</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">from Yale University</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">says:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="color:black"> </span></b></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">"<i>Environmental
Research: Health</i></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">has been created to facilitate</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">interconnected</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">research,
with an open access model so that knowledge is available to all for healthier people and a better world."</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="paragraph" style="margin:0cm;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="normaltextrun">Editor in Chief</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">ERCL,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Professor</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Noah</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Diffenbaugh,
Senior Fellow at Stanford University says</span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">:</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun">“People have been observing
the climate for as long as humans have existed, and climate research began more than a century ago. But in the past two decades there has been a true explosion of climate research, and a coherent field has taken shape, aimed at understanding the causes,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">consequences,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">and
solutions of climate change. Underpinned by open science principles</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>Environmental Research: Climate</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">is
a journal for that entire community.”</span><span class="eop"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Professor</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">Scott Goetz</span>,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">from
the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Northern Arizona University</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">has</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">been appointed</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">most
recently as</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">Editor in Chief</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>ERE.</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i> </i></span><span class="normaltextrun">Bringing
more than 30 years of experience in environmental research,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">he comments:</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>“</i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US">Ecosystem<span style="color:black">s
across the globe are undergoing enormous changes brought about by human-induced transformations and associated feedbacks to and alteration of the climate system.</span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">Environmental
Research: Ecology</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black">provides a forum for incorporating fundamental and applied research
across scales using a diversity of approaches to address realistic science-based policy solutions.”</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">Dr Tim Smith, Associate Director at IOP Publishing said: “Th<span style="color:black">e development of</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">our</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:black">Environmental</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><i><span style="color:black"> </span></i></span><span class="normaltextrun"><i><span style="color:black">Research</span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">series</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">builds
upon</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">established
reputation</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">publishing
values of ERL</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">and</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">enhances</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">the</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">role</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">we
want</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">IOPP</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">to
have</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">in serving</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">a</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">multidisciplinary
field</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">of great importance. Our aim is to deliver a combination of outstanding publishing services</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">and
content that brings together academia, industry and policy makers, and ultimately accelerates progress towards delivering</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">sustainable</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black">solutions
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United Nations Sustainability Development Goals.”</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span class="normaltextrun">The</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun"><i>Environmental Research</i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">series is aligned with IOPP’s</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="normaltextrun">free-to-attend</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif"><a href="https://ioppublishing.org/er-2021" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">virtual
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