Why and how to write a high-impact review paper: Lessons from eight years of editorial board service to Reviews of Geophysics

High-impact review papers describe and synthesize the current state of the art, the open questions and controversies, and provide ideas for future investigations. They are written not only for a specific scientific discipline but also for the broader Earth and space science community. They not only summarize the literature, but they also create a framework from which to understand the progress, problems, and connections between different communities, observations, models, and approaches. Here we describe how to write a high-impact review paper, and why you should consider writing one for Reviews of Geophysics.

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Author Moldwin, M. B.
Florindo, F.
Okin, G.
Robock, A.
Rohling, E. J.
Cardenas, B.
Carlton, A.
Chen, K. H.
Crucifix, M.
Gettelman, Andrew
Hubbard, A.
Katsura, T.
Painter, T. H.
Publisher UCAR/NCAR - Library
Publication Date 2017-12-01T00:00:00
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Metadata Date 2025-07-11T19:43:53.971403
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Suggested Citation Moldwin, M. B., Florindo, F., Okin, G., Robock, A., Rohling, E. J., Cardenas, B., Carlton, A., Chen, K. H., Crucifix, M., Gettelman, Andrew, Hubbard, A., Katsura, T., Painter, T. H.. (2017). Why and how to write a high-impact review paper: Lessons from eight years of editorial board service to Reviews of Geophysics. UCAR/NCAR - Library. https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d77m0bk8. Accessed 31 July 2025.

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