Aims and Scope

Annales Geophysicae is the official journal published by the Copernicus GmbH (Copernicus Publications) on behalf of the European Geosciences Union (EGU) in the field of Solar Terrestrial Physics. The Editorial Office is supported by CNRS / INSU, and is hosted by the CESR Laboratory. 

Annales Geophysicae is an international, multi- and inter- disciplinary scientific journal for the publication of original articles and of short communications (Letters) for the sciences of the Sun-Earth system, including the science of Space Weather, the Solar-Terrestrial plasma physics, and the Earth's atmosphere and oceans, as specified in one or more of the following fields:

• Solar Corona and Heliosphere: Physics and dynamics of the solar atmosphere, chromosphere and corona (including emissions, ejections and magnetic activity), interplanetary, heliospheric and solar wind physics;
  
• Magnetosphere and Space Plasma Physics: Plasma physics of the interaction between the solar wind and the Earth or with other magnetized or un-magnetized planetary environments; physics of the terrestrial and planetary magnetospheres, including in-situ or remote-sensing active plasma experiments;
  
• Ionosphere and Aeronomy: Physics and aeronomy of the ionospheres and exospheres of the Earth and planets, including auroral activity, middle-, low-latitude and equatorial ionosphere, geomagnetism and magnetic activity;
  
• Middle and Upper Atmosphere: Physics, dynamics, chemistry and aeronomy of the middle and upper atmosphere of the Earth;
  
• Lower Atmosphere and Climate: Physical and chemical processes of the troposphere; atmospheric boundary layer and surface processes; meteorology and climate variation;
  
• Oceans and Air-Sea-Ice interactions: Physics and dynamics of the oceans and seas, oceanography, air-sea-ice interactions and their effects on climate.
  

Annales Geophysicae is published monthly and offers:

Regular Issues

• Publication free of charge;
• All papers peer-reviewed by two referees to international standards; 
• No limit on page numbers, other than that the length should be appropriate to the significance;
• Colour figures are free, provided it is judged that colour is essential for the science content.

"AnGeo Communicates"

• Aims to provide a medium for short reports (up to 4 published pages) of new significant results;
• Rapid publication ensured by only one referee review.

Special Issues and Special Topics:

• Special issues (or special topics in a regular issue) can be organised on relevant topics of particular interest;
• Publication free of charge, article length is limited to 12 pages;
• Colour figures are free, provided it is judged that colour is essential for the science content;
• Efforts for ensuring a publication as quickly as possible (9-10 months usual, down to 6 months for very special cases);
• Authors and co-authors may choose to receive the full issue at reduced rates.

Annales Geophysicae (ANGEO) is published by the Copernicus GmbH (Copernicus Publications) on behalf of the European Geosciences Union (EGU).