Biogeosciences: An interactive open access EGU journal on biological, chemical, and physical interactions in the Earth system

Abstract

As part of the celebration of 25 years of interactive open access publishing at the EGU, the Co-Chief Editors of Biogeosciences invite the community to an interactive PICO presentation reflecting on the journal’s development, its scientific diversity, and its continuing role in advancing integrative Earth system science.Founded in 2004, Biogeosciences is an open access EGU journal grounded in a transparent, community-driven peer-review process. The journal publishes research that brings together biological, chemical, and physical perspectives to improve understanding of Earth system functioning across terrestrial, freshwater, coastal, oceanic, and atmospheric environments. Key themes include biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem dynamics, microbial processes, land–ocean–atmosphere linkages, and Earth system feedbacks, drawing on approaches such as field and laboratory studies, numerical modelling, remote sensing, and data-integrative analyses. Biogeosciences publishes Research Articles, Letters, Reviews and Syntheses, Ideas and Perspectives, Technical Notes, and Comments, and actively supports community-driven Special Issues that foster scientific exchange across disciplines.The PICO session will offer an opportunity to learn more about the Biogeosciences editorial workflow, including how interdisciplinary scope and scientific significance are evaluated and how authors and reviewers engage during the open public discussion phase on EGUsphere.We warmly welcome researchers at all career stages who are interested in transparent, interdisciplinary, and not-for-profit publishing to join the conversation, share ideas, ask questions, and celebrate Biogeosciences as part of the EGU’s interactive open access community