Copernicus Publications (also: Copernicus GmbH) is a publisher of scientific literature based in Göttingen, Germany. Founded in 1994, Copernicus Publications currently publishes 28 peer-reviewed open access scientific journals and other publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union.
Copernicus Publications is part of the open-access publishing movement. Initially, the CC BY-NC was used. In 2007, they switched to the CC BY attribution license. Copernicus Publications has been described as the largest open access publisher in the Geo- and Earth system sciences,Press release of the Max Planck Society and it is known as one of the first publishers to embrace public peer review.The editors of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics explain their journal's approach
In 2014, after less than a year of publication, Copernius terminated publication of the Pattern Recognition in Physics journal, following allegations of nepotistic reviewing and malpractice; see Pattern Recognition in Physics#History for details.
Publications and open access models The table below lists the publications produced by Copernicus. Approach to open access varies by publication so this detail is also included. +PublicationFoundedOpen access modelAdvances in Statistical Climatology, Meteorology and OceanographyAerosol ResearchDiamondAnnales Geophysicae1983GoldArchives Animal BreedingAtmospheric Chemistry and Physics2001GoldAtmospheric Measurement Techniques2008Biogeosciences2004Climate of the Past2005E&G Quaternary Science JournalEarth Surface Dynamics2013Earth System DynamicsEarth System Science DataEuropean Journal of MineralogyGeochronologyGeoscience CommunicationGeographica HelveticaGeoscientific Instrumentation, Methods and Data SystemsGeoscientific Model Development2008History of Geo- and Space Sciences2010Hydrology and Earth System Sciences1997Journal of Bone and Joint InfectionJournal of Environmentally Compatible Air Transport SystemJournal of MicropalaeontologyJournal of Sensors and Sensor SystemsMagnetic ResonanceMechanical SciencesNatural Hazards and Earth System SciencesNonlinear Processes in Geophysics1994Ocean Science2005Primate BiologySafety of Nuclear Waste DisposalScientific DrillingSOILSolid Earth2010The CryosphereWeather and Climate DynamicsWeb EcologyWind Energy Science
See also :Category:Copernicus Publications academic journals Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association, of which Copernicus Publications is a founding member Open access in Germany
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