Copernicus is a dynamic and innovative publisher dedicated to the pursuit of excellence and free and universal accessibility, in particular of scientific publications. Thus, besides the conventional publication strategies, such as “print” and/or “subscription” and/or “closed evaluation, Copernicus offers several new strategies for advanced publication incl.:

• online publishing
  to keep publication times to less than 10 days [ more ]
• onscreen publishing
  to study an article directly onscreen and without any scrolling [ more ]
• open access publishing
  to allow accessibility at no costs for everyone worldwide [ more ]
• fair article-processing charges
  to make online open access publishing affordable for everyone [ more ]
• worldwide archiving + indexing
  for maximum dissemination and impact [ more ]
• personalized copyright
  to leave the rights for non-commercial use to the authors [ more ]
• public peer-review
  for a fair and transparent evaluation [ more ]
• two-stage publication process
  to foster scientific discussions and to enhance effectiveness and transparency of scientific quality control [ more ]
• e-citation of articles
  to provide unique and simple URL addresses for all e-publications [ more ]
• digital printing
  for best print quality, for printing-on-demand and for printing of colour illustrations at no extra costs for authors [ more ]

These strategies are supported by a number of innovative publishing tools, such as:

• advanced production software
  to keep the entire production process to one piece [ more ]
• electronic editorial support office
  to guarantee a fast and transparent evaluation
• electronic production support office
  to keep publication times fast

Copernicus will arrange for the most suitable solution to make your publication a success. For  the:

• conventional print – subscription – closed peer review publication, please contact Annales Geophysicae
• online – open access – closed peer review publication, please contact  Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics, Advances in Geosciences, Advances in Radio Science, Advances in Science and Research or Surveys and Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society
• online  –  open access – public peer review publication, please contact ASTRA
• online – open access – public peer review  –  interactive public discussion  publication, please contact  Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Biogeosciences, Climate of the Past, Drinking Water Engineering and Science, Earth System Science Data, eEarth, Geoscientific Model Development, Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, Ocean Science, Social Geography or The Cryosphere