Finding an editor

Copernicus Publications has established an innovative online editorial support system, the Copernicus Office Editor, to automate the selection of associate editors and reviewers. This helps to minimize the time that a paper spends in review. Associate editors are selected based on their own expertise.

After submission of a manuscript, the Copernicus Office Editor asks the co-editor-in-chiefs to nominate one or more associate editors. As soon as one of them agrees, they are assigned as the associate editor for this submission and receive the complete manuscript. The authors are informed accordingly.

If none of the initially addressed associate editors accepts the task within a few days, the request is extended to all members of the editorial board.

If none of the editorial board members is available to start the review process, the co-editor-in-chiefs are asked to assign the manuscript to one of the associate editors.