date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:01:44 +0100 from: Phil Jones subject: Fwd: Re: Request for advice: Climate change publishing proposal to: k.briffa@uea.ac.uk Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:20:41 +0100 To: SPidgeon@wiley.com From: Phil Jones Subject: Re: Request for advice: Climate change publishing proposal Dear Sean, Here are a few quick thoughts from over the Easter break. Most climatologists would say that there are too many journals. An issue with your new one is that there is one called Climate Change published now by Springer (was Kluwer). Maybe there is a slightly different emphasis, but it doesn't appear that different. I probably wouldn't find the journal that useful. I don't do much teaching and have no say on what the UEA library buys. If I suggest anything, I then am asked to say what shouldn't be bought. The 4th Assessment Report of the IPCC will be published early in 2007. Some thoughts on your text: 1. Even 1.5 deg C by 2100 is 2.5 times the change in the 20th century, so if quite a large change. 2. No idea what the 4th bullet point in section 3 means. I understand all the words, but not together. The IPCC process is very demanding for the 100's of scientists involved. I'm not sure many of the good people will have the time to write the numbers of papers you are envisaging. Cheers Phil At 14:26 13/04/2006, you wrote: Dear Dr Jones: I am writing to you in my capacity as Editorial Director in the science publishing division at John Wiley & Sons. I wonder if you would be so kind as to let me have your thoughts on the attached proposal for a new scholarly publication in the field of climate change. In return, I will be happy to offer you free books to the value of $100 from the Wiley list (see [1]www.wiley.com). In particular, I am interested in your answers to the following questions: 1. Do you support the need for a publication of this type? 2. Do you think the proposed structure is appropriate? Would you modify it in any way? 3. Are there key topics that do not seem to be captured in the proposal? 4. Would you, personally, find this publication useful in your work? 5. Would you encourage your institution's library to purchase it, and would you recommend the online or the print version? 6. Would you recommend it to your students, and would it be helpful as supporting material in any courses that you teach? 7. Any other thoughts on the proposal? 8. Would you be interested in participating in this project? 9. Can you suggest other reviewers to whom I should send the proposal? Many thanks in advance for your help. Kind regards, Sean Pidgeon Editorial Director Major Reference Works John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, MS 8-02 Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 phone: 201 748 5815 fax: 201 748 6825 e-mail: spidgeon@wiley.com Prof. Phil Jones Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 University of East Anglia Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk NR4 7TJ UK ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Prof. Phil Jones Climatic Research Unit Telephone +44 (0) 1603 592090 School of Environmental Sciences Fax +44 (0) 1603 507784 University of East Anglia Norwich Email p.jones@uea.ac.uk NR4 7TJ UK ----------------------------------------------------------------------------