Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology explained

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology
Editor:	Matthew Huber, Ursula Röhl
Discipline:	Paleoceanography, Paleoclimatology
Former Name:	Paleoceanography
Abbreviation:	Paleoceanogr. Paleoclimatol.
Publisher:	American Geophysical Union
Country:	United States
Frequency:	Monthly
History:	1986–present
Impact:	3.990
Impact-Year:	2021
Website:	http://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/agu/journal/10.1002/(ISSN)1944-9186/
Oclc:	12224892
Lccn:	94660715
Coden:	POCGEP
Issn:	0883-8305
Eissn:	1944-9186

Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by the American Geophysical Union. It publishes original research articles dealing with all aspects of understanding and reconstructing Earth's past climate and environments from the Precambrian to modern analogs.^[1] Until the first of January 2018 the name of the journal was Paleoceanography.^[2]

The founding editor-in-chief was James P. Kennett^{[3] [4]} and the journal is currently edited by Matthew Huber (Purdue University) .^[5]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed by GEOBASE, GeoRef, Scopus, and several CSA indexes. According to the Journal Citation Reports, the journal has a 2021 impact factor of 3.990.^[6]

Notable articles

As of January 2014, the three most highly cited articles are:^[7]

• Lisiecki. Lorraine E.. Raymo, Maureen E.. Lorraine Lisiecki. Maureen Raymo. A Pliocene-Pleistocene stack of 57 globally distributed benthic δ O records. Paleoceanography. March 2005. 20. 1. PA1003. 10.1029/2004PA001071. 2005PalOc..20.1003L. 2027.42/149224. 12788441 . free.
• Martin. John H.. Glacial-interglacial CO₂ change: The Iron Hypothesis. Paleoceanography. February 1990. 5. 1. 1 - 13. 10.1029/PA005i001p00001. 1990PalOc...5....1M.
• Duplessy. J. C.. Shackleton, N. J. . Fairbanks, R. G. . Labeyrie, L. . Oppo, D.. Delia Oppo. Kallel, N. . Deepwater source variations during the last climatic cycle and their impact on the global deepwater circulation. Paleoceanography. June 1988. 3. 3. 343 - 360. 10.1029/PA003i003p00343. 1988PalOc...3..343D.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Aims and Scope. Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology. American Geophysical Union. 23 October 2019. 10.1002/(ISSN)2572-4525.
2. News: Thomas . Ellen . Ellen Thomas (scientist) . 22 May 2017 . A Sea Change in Paleoceanography . . live . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201112010920/https://eos.org/editors-vox/a-sea-change-in-paleoceanography . 12 November 2020.
3. Web site: Previous Editors . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711093748/https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/19449186/editorial-board/previous-editors . 11 July 2021 . 13 January 2022 . . James P. Kennett* 1986-1987.
4. Web site: Brief History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220112112254/http://kennett.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/BriefHistory.php . 12 January 2022 . 13 January 2022 . . Kennett is considered a pioneer in developing paleoceanography as a new field and was founding editor of Paleoceanography..
5. Web site: Editorial Board. Paleoceanography. American Geophysical Union. 12 February 2020. 10.1002/(ISSN)1944-9186.
6. Book: 2022 . Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology . 2021 Journal Citation Reports . . Science . . Journal Citation Reports.
7. Web site: Web of Science. 8 January 2014.