Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology
Encyclopedia
The Electronic Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology is an international, electronic
, open access
, scientific journal
. EJSSM serves the community of meteorology
that is concerned with severe storm
s, including both convective and non-convective severe weather
. EJSSM exists to improve understanding, prediction, preparedness, and mitigation of all severe local storm hazards. The peer review
ed journal serves as a bridge between meteorological research and applications to operational meteorology.
embody the philosophy
of EJSSM.
EJSSM encourages open access
EJSSM strives to uphold high standards for published manuscripts
EJSSM encourages active participation and debate
of our published manuscripts
EJSSM strives for rapid dissemination
of research
results and immediate feedback online
system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal
for purposes of preservation
and restoration. Read more at: LOCKSS
Cofounders were:
Inaugural editorial staff members were:
Initial Web Specialist and Integrated Technology Director was:
Electronic journal
Electronic journals, also known as ejournals, e-journals, and electronic serials, are scholarly journals or intellectual magazines that can be accessed via electronic transmission. In practice, this means that they are usually published on the Web...
, open access
Open access journal
Open access journals are scholarly journals that are available online to the reader "without financial, legal, or technical barriers other than those inseparable from gaining access to the internet itself." Some are subsidized, and some require payment on behalf of the author.Subsidized journals...
, scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
. EJSSM serves the community of meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
that is concerned with severe storm
Storm
A storm is any disturbed state of an astronomical body's atmosphere, especially affecting its surface, and strongly implying severe weather...
s, including both convective and non-convective severe weather
Severe weather
Severe weather phenomena are weather conditions that are hazardous to human life and property.- Examples Include :Severe weather can occur under a variety of situations, but three characteristics are generally needed: a temperature or moisture boundary, moisture, and , instability in the...
. EJSSM exists to improve understanding, prediction, preparedness, and mitigation of all severe local storm hazards. The peer review
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
ed journal serves as a bridge between meteorological research and applications to operational meteorology.
Philosophy
The following principlesPrinciples
Principles may refer to:*Value *Principles and parameters*Principles...
embody the philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
of EJSSM.
EJSSM encourages open access
- Accepted manuscripts are available to all with internetInternetThe Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
access immediately upon publicationPublicationTo publish is to make content available to the public. While specific use of the term may vary among countries, it is usually applied to text, images, or other audio-visual content on any medium, including paper or electronic publishing forms such as websites, e-books, Compact Discs and MP3s...
. The EJSSM uses the widely accepted and well known Open Journal SystemsOpen Journal SystemsOpen Journal Systems is an open-source software for the management of peer-reviewer academic journals, created by the Public Knowledge Project, released under the GNU General Public License.-Design:...
(OJS) for publishing on-line. Accepted manuscripts are subject to only minimal page charges, and lack of ability to pay does not preclude or hamper publication.
EJSSM strives to uphold high standards for published manuscripts
- Submitted manuscripts are welcome from all. The review process is designed to be a constructive and prompt way to improve and approve submitted manuscripts. All manuscripts, however, must maintain the high standards of EJSSM. EJSSM is considered a formal peer-reviewed publication. EJSSM maintains the International Standard Serial NumberInternational Standard Serial NumberAn International Standard Serial Number is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication. Periodicals published in both print and electronic form may have two ISSNs, a print ISSN and an electronic ISSN...
ISSN 1559-5404.
EJSSM encourages active participation and debate
Debate
Debate or debating is a method of interactive and representational argument. Debate is a broader form of argument than logical argument, which only examines consistency from axiom, and factual argument, which only examines what is or isn't the case or rhetoric which is a technique of persuasion...
of our published manuscripts
- Reviewers do not maintain their anonymityAnonymityAnonymity is derived from the Greek word ἀνωνυμία, anonymia, meaning "without a name" or "namelessness". In colloquial use, anonymity typically refers to the state of an individual's personal identity, or personally identifiable information, being publicly unknown.There are many reasons why a...
. Edited versions of the reviews of the manuscript and authors’ responses to substantive comments are published along with the accepted manuscript. Readers are encouraged to post their comments on published manuscripts online.
EJSSM strives for rapid dissemination
Dissemination
To disseminate , in terms of the field of communication, means to broadcast a message to the public without direct feedback from the audience. Dissemination takes on the theory of the traditional view of communication, which involves a sender and receiver...
of research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
results and immediate feedback online
- Authors, reviewers, and editorsEditorsEditors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...
strive to make the time from initial submission of a manuscript to the final version of the article appearing online be no more than a few months.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSSLOCKSS
The LOCKSS project, under the auspices of Stanford University, develops and supports an open source system allowing libraries to collect, preserve and provide their readers with access to material published on the Web. The system attempts to replicate the way libraries do this for material...
system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
for purposes of preservation
Preservation (library and archival science)
Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage....
and restoration. Read more at: LOCKSS
Cofounders were:
- John Monteverdi; Professor of Meteorology, San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco State University is a public university located in San Francisco, California. As part of the 23-campus California State University system, the university offers over 100 areas of study from nine academic colleges...
, San Francisco, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, USA - Charles A. Doswell III; Severe Storms Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesCooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesThe Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies provides a mechanism to link the scientific and technical resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Oklahoma to create a center of research...
, formerly with the National Severe Storms LaboratoryNational Severe Storms LaboratoryThe National Severe Storms Laboratory is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather research laboratory located at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma....
, professor at the University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its... - Roger Edwards; forecaster at the Storm Prediction CenterStorm Prediction CenterThe Storm Prediction Center , located in Norman, Oklahoma, is tasked with forecasting the risk of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes in the contiguous United States. The agency issues convective outlooks, mesoscale discussions, and watches as a part of this process...
and formerly the National Hurricane CenterNational Hurricane CenterThe National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of the National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting weather systems within the tropics between the Prime Meridian and the 140th meridian west poleward to the 30th... - James Johnson; Severe Storms Researcher and former Lead Forecaster, National Weather ServiceNational Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
, Dodge City, KansasKansasKansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA - Robert Maddox; Severe Storms Research Scientist and former Director of the National Severe Storms LaboratoryNational Severe Storms LaboratoryThe National Severe Storms Laboratory is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather research laboratory located at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma....
, Norman, Oklahoma, USA - Erik Rasmussen; Severe Storms Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesCooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesThe Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies provides a mechanism to link the scientific and technical resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Oklahoma to create a center of research...
- Brian Curran; Science and Operations Officer, National Weather ServiceNational Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
, MidlandMidland, TexasMidland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2010, the population of Midland was 111,147. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas...
, TexasTexasTexas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA - Albert Pietrycha; Science and Operations Officer, National Weather ServiceNational Weather ServiceThe National Weather Service , once known as the Weather Bureau, is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of the United States government...
, GoodlandGoodland- Places in the United States :* Goodland, Florida* Goodland, Indiana* Goodland, Kansas* Goodland, Missouri* Goodland Township, Michigan* Goodland Township, Minnesota-Places in the United Kingdom:...
, KansasKansasKansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, USA - David M. Schultz; Research Scientist at the Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesCooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological StudiesThe Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies provides a mechanism to link the scientific and technical resources of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and the University of Oklahoma to create a center of research...
and the National Severe Storms LaboratoryNational Severe Storms LaboratoryThe National Severe Storms Laboratory is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration weather research laboratory located at the National Weather Center in Norman, Oklahoma....
, professor at the University of OklahomaUniversity of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
, University of HelsinkiUniversity of HelsinkiThe University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland since 1829, but was founded in the city of Turku in 1640 as The Royal Academy of Turku, at that time part of the Swedish Empire. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available...
and the Finnish Meteorological InstituteFinnish Meteorological InstituteThe Finnish Meteorological Institute is the government agency responsible for gathering and reporting weather data and forecasts in Finland. It is a part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications but it operates semi-autonomously....
.
Inaugural editorial staff members were:
- Roger Edwards
- David M. Schultz
- Albert Pietrycha (Section Editor)
- Ryan McCammon (Copy Editor)
- Amos Magliocco (Copy Editor)
Initial Web Specialist and Integrated Technology Director was:
- Elke Edwards