Background: A journal editor in Beijing asked me about the difference between research letters and notes. My immediate reaction was to say “no, there is none.” Still, I wanted to be responsible, so I checked out two of the most popular journals in our field (physical oceanography).

 

A few years ago, JPO published articles and notes. Now, it calls “notes” Expedited Contributions (see the info below). I think it’s a good effort on the AMS’s part.  

Well, GRL was not willing to sit around and do nothing. It made some improvements as well, though to many Chinese authors all they could feel is the pain of rejection.  

So, I would say there is no difference between letters and notes, based on my limited research. What journal editors want to avoid is to name a journal “xxx Letter(s)” when each new issue is published every other month.

 

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY http://www.ametsoc.org/pubs/journals/jpo/

Published monthly by the American Meteorological Society, the Journal of Physical Oceanography covers research related to the physics of the ocean and to processes operating at its boundaries. Observational, theoretical, and modeling studies are all welcome, especially those that focus on elucidating specific physical processes. Papers that investigate interactions with other components of the earth system (e.g., ocean–atmosphere, physical–biological and physical–chemical interactions) as well as studies of other fluid systems (e.g., lakes and laboratory tanks) are also invited, as long as their focus is on understanding the ocean or the ocean's role in the earth system.

The links provide detailed information for readers, authors, reviewers, and those who wish to submit a manuscript for consideration.

The Journal of Physical Oceanography prints three types of pieces. These are

• Articles -Full-length, up to 7500 words or 26 double-spaced pages of text (not including references, figure and table lists, and figures).
• Expedited Contributions - Shorter articles with an expedited peer-review and publication cycle, limited to 2,500 words or 9 double-spaced pages of text (not including references, figure and table lists, and figures) and no more than 6 figures and tables. Expedited contributions undergo one round of reviews within 2 weeks of receipt by the Editorial office, and authors will have a deadline of 4 weeks to complete revisions. Expedited Contributions should be published 10 to 12 weeks after final acceptance. If the manuscript grows beyond the length or figure criteria specified above during the review and revision, or if it requires a second round of reviews, the contribution will move out of the expedited contributions category and will be considered as a regular article.
• Comments and Reply Exchanges - Comments are written in response to a published article. The author of the article being commented upon always has the opportunity to write a reply. These exchanges are published together.

 

Geophysical Research Letters   http://www.agu.org/journals/gl/ 

Geophysical Research Letters publishes short, concise research letters that present scientific advances that are likely to have immediate influence on the research of other investigators. GRL letters can focus on a specific discipline or apply broadly to the geophysical science community.

 

 

 

 

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