Special Sections &

Special Associate Editor(s)

for 2011 and future planning

Information

We would like volunteers for the topics of:

1. REE Mineralogy
2. Deep Earth and Planetary MineralogyÑHigh-P and High-T Minerals
3. Additional topic suggestions welcome!

All special collection papers go through the same peer review and editorial process as any other paper. They are published when ready and not held up waiting for slower papers to finish. But the collection also grows virtually over time via the web. The virtual collection will be available for easy selection of papers that could be bundled into a course packet or for other uses.

Would you like to be a special Associate Editor for one of those topics and:

1. --Organize a call for papers for your topic
2. --Find reviewers for submissions
3. --Create detailed revision instructions for authors
4. --Recommend acceptance (and rejection) to the editors
5. --Provide additional editing help as needed
6. --Write a preface or introduction to go with the first batch of papers

Inquiries are additionally welcome about volunteering as an Associate Editor. Contact either Martin Kunz, Jennifer Thomson, and Ian Swainson via the information http://www.minsocam.org/MSA/AmMin/aes/aelist.html

Please provide specific information on how you would organize the call for papers, the realistic number of papers you expect (over how much time), if you want a "3 year term" or a different timeframe, and anything else about how you visualize organzing and creating a collection!

See our examples of "Collections" on GSW!