''Eos'' (formerly ''Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union'') is the news

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published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The magazine publishes news and opinions relevant to the Earth and space sciences, as well as in-depth features on current research and on the relationship of geoscience to social and political questions. ''Eos'' is published online daily, and as an AGU member benefit in 11 issues a year. It accepts both display and classified advertising.

History

''Transactions, American Geophysical Union'', began as a way to distribute information about AGU's annual meetings. Launched in 1920, the first volume was reprinted from volume 6, number 10 of the ''

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'' as ''National Research Council Reprint and Circular Series'', number 11, and appeared under the title ''Scientific papers presented before the American Geophysical Union''. It compiled papers from AGU's second annual meeting. These transactions were not printed but were mimeographed for limited distribution only. Transactions changed its scope over the following decades. In 1945, it increased its publication to six times a year and began accepting peer-reviewed articles on Earth and space science topics. In 1959, ''Transactions'' became a quarterly. In 1969, the publication added ''Eos'' to its name for

Eos In ancient Greek mythology and Ancient Greek religion, religion, Eos (; Ionic Greek, Ionic and Homeric Greek ''Ēṓs'', Attic Greek, Attic ''Héōs'', "dawn", or ; Aeolic Greek, Aeolic ''Aúōs'', Doric Greek, Doric ''Āṓs'') is the go ...

, the Greek goddess of dawn, representing for AGU the new light being shed by geophysical research on the understanding of Earth and its environment. At this time, the magazine began to be published monthly. In 1979, ''Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union'' began publication as a weekly tabloid newspaper
Eos.org
was launched in 2014, publishing daily with a monthly print version distributed to AGU members. Issues of ''Eos'' published between 1997 and 2014 are available in the Wiley Online Library. All content published since December 2014 is available online at Eos.org.

Content and contributors

''Eos'' accepts contributions from both scientists and professional journalists, focusing on news relevant to Earth and space scientists around the world, with topics including

planetary science Planetary science (or more rarely, planetology) is the scientific study of planets (including Earth), celestial bodies (such as moons, asteroids, comets) and planetary systems (in particular those of the Solar System) and the processes of ...

hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and drainage basin sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydro ...

geology Geology (). is a branch of natural science concerned with the Earth and other astronomical objects, the rocks of which they are composed, and the processes by which they change over time. Modern geology significantly overlaps all other Earth ...

, and

natural hazards A natural disaster is the very harmful impact on a society or community brought by natural phenomenon or hazard. Some examples of natural hazards include avalanches, droughts, earthquakes, floods, heat waves, landslides - including submarin ...

. It also features articles on science policy and programs. In 2019, it began publishing articles translated into Spanish, and in 2021, simplified Chinese translations of some articles were added to the site. Although ''Eos'' is not a peer-reviewed journal, it maintains a board o
Science Advisers
representing the various scientific disciplines of AGU. ''Eos'' has won numerou
awards
including those from the Washington, D.C., chapters of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and the Society of Professional Journalists.

Abstracting and indexing

''Eos'' is indexed by

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, GEOBASE,

Scopus Scopus is a scientific abstract and citation database, launched by the academic publisher Elsevier as a competitor to older Web of Science in 2004. The ensuing competition between the two databases has been characterized as "intense" and is c ...

PubMed PubMed is an openly accessible, free database which includes primarily the MEDLINE database of references and abstracts on life sciences and biomedical topics. The United States National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institute ...

, and several other databases. It is a GeoRef priority journal.

References

External links

Official website – eos.org
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