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Title

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

Abstract

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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document

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https://n2t.org/ark:/85065/d77m0bk8

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eng

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geoscientificInformation

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title

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publication

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2016-01-01T00:00:00Z

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Copyright 2017 American Geophysical Union.

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None

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OpenSky Support

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UCAR/NCAR - Library

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PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

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opensky@ucar.edu

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http://opensky.ucar.edu/

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OpenSky Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Library

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

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opensky@ucar.edu

web address

http://opensky.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-07-11T19:43:53.971403

Metadata language

eng; USA