General Information
Aims and Scope
Bulletin of Glaciological Research (BGR) published by Japanese Society of Snow and Ice (JSSI) is an international, multi- and inter- disciplinary scientific journal dedicated to the publication of research articles and reports on all aspects of snow and ice, which has been distributed in 30 countries worldwide since 1973. In 2007, JSSI has decided to change over from a print journal to an open access online journal to broaden the international distribution and ensure the prompt delivery of scientific and technical information. Papers that passed a peer-review process are immediately published on the BGR website.
Subjects covered by BGR are:
| ■Avalanche ■Blowing/drifting snow ■Climate related to snow and ice ■Cosmoglaciology (Planetary glaciology) ■Crystal of snow and ice ■Frozen ground ■Glacier ■Ice/snow accretion ■Ice core analysis ■Ice sheet dynamics ■Meteorology/hydrology related to snow and ice ■Permafrost ■Physics and chemistry of snow and ice ■Sea ice ■Snow cover ■Snowfall ■Snowpack ■Snowmelt ■Snow and ice engineering ■Snow and ice hazard |
Editorial Policy of BGR
We intend to publish two types of paper;
1.Articles, containing original scientific materials and results, not submitted for publication elsewhere,
2.Reports, containing preliminary results, and reports on activities of general interest.
Both of articles and reports will be peer-reviewed.
Reviewing processes of BGR
| 1.When manuscripts have been received by the Editor-in-Chief, an acknowledgement of receipt will be sent to the author(s) via e-mail. The Editor-in-Chief chooses an editor to handle the manuscript review. 2.The submitted manuscript will be subjected to screening review for its scope, novelty, completeness, English level, and conformation to the BGR policy. A manuscript not passing the screening review will immediately be returned to the authors. 3.The editor in charge will select expert reviewers to evaluate the manuscript. 4.As a result of review, if the editor decides that the paper needs revision by the author(s), the manuscript will be returned to the authors for revision. 5.Manuscripts returned to authors for revision should be resubmitted promptly. If the revision cannot be finished within three month, the manuscript will be regarded as having been withdrawn. 6.The Editor-in-Chief will finally decide whether or not to accept the manuscript for publication. |
Editorial Board
June 2011-
| Editor-in-Chief ： | Shuhei Takahashi (Kitami Institute of Technology) |
| Editors： | Hiroyuki Hirashima (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention) Mamoru Ishikawa (Hokkaido University) Sumito Matoba (Hokkaido University) Toshihiro Ozeki (Hokkaido University of Education) Akiko Sakai (Nagoya University) Wataru Shimada (Toyama University) Shin Sugiyama (Hokkaido University) Keisuke Suzuki (Shinshu University) Miyuki Hagiya (Assistant editor) |
History of BGR
Initiation
Twenty seven years ago, in 1973, Data Center for Glacier Research, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice published a so called Blue Book, which discussed the research needs for glacier studies and the problems to be solved in particular in Nepal Himalayas. The publication provided a basis of the Japanese activities in glacier research not only in the Himalayas but also in the other area of the world, although it did not attracted an attention worldwide because it was written in Japanese. Following the Blue Book, the Data Center published two volumes of collected papers written in English: "Glacial Studies in Langtang Valley: Report of the Glacier Boring Project 1981-82 in the Nepal Himalayas" and "Glaciological Studies in Patagonia Northern Icefield 1983-1984" published in 1984 and 1985 respectively. With increasing demands for publishing Japanese activities and results on glacier studies, we decided to publish a periodical in English once or twice a year, and the first issue of "Bulletin of Glacier Research" was published in 1987. It was the forth publication by the Data Center, and the most recent BGR achieved the publication No. 16 published in 1998. During the 12 years, BGR attracted an attention from other countries as well, and several papers were published submitted from outside, in particular Asian countries.
New Bulletin
Recent environmental problems became a global issue, in which glaciers play important roles. At the same time, however, studies of glacier alone would not be sufficient, and it was suggested to widen the scope of the bulletin. The council of Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, with which Data Center for Glacier Research is associated, agreed to publish a new bulletin which covers the entire research field of the Society, partly because the society has not published a journal written in English. Taking into account the success of BGR, it was also suggested that the editors for previous BGRs succeed to edit the new bulletin at least for the time being, although the members of the editorial board would be modified depending upon the evolution of the categories of submitted papers for the forthcoming issues.
Bulletin of Glaciological Research
The new bulletin called "Bulletin of Glaciological Research", to be abbreviated BGR as for the previous bulletin, was started in 2000. Following No. 16 of the latest issue of Bulletin of Glacier Research, the first issue was to be Volume 17 of Bulletin of Glaciological Research. We invite new articles and reports to highlight the recent progress in the fields of snow and ice studies. As stated above, we wish to broaden the scope of the bulletin, and any study of polar and alpine science may be included. It is hoped that the bulletin can play a role in introducing Asian scientific activities worldwide, and can be of further interest and of use for the readers.(April, 2000)
