We are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Water 'Women in Critical Zone Science’ series of article collections.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
Therefore, Frontiers in Water is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists in critical zone research. The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of this field, and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems. We encourage submissions from individuals spanning career stages, geography, and critical zone disciplines.
We are seeking three types of contributions to the Women in the Critical Zone sciences special issue:
- Review papers highlighting the contributions of a senior or mid-career woman in advancing new frontiers in critical zone science (invited perspectives)
- Review or perspective papers led by women/women-led teams on a topic of shared interest (invited perspectives)
- Original research articles written by women/women-led teams in topics related to critical zone science
The collection will encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female or identifying as such. To be considered for this collection, the first or last author should be a researcher who identifies as a woman, or else the work should speak to the contributions of a woman scientist.
We are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Water 'Women in Critical Zone Science’ series of article collections.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO. In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue STEM careers.
Therefore, Frontiers in Water is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists in critical zone research. The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of this field, and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems. We encourage submissions from individuals spanning career stages, geography, and critical zone disciplines.
We are seeking three types of contributions to the Women in the Critical Zone sciences special issue:
- Review papers highlighting the contributions of a senior or mid-career woman in advancing new frontiers in critical zone science (invited perspectives)
- Review or perspective papers led by women/women-led teams on a topic of shared interest (invited perspectives)
- Original research articles written by women/women-led teams in topics related to critical zone science
The collection will encourage the submission of manuscripts where the lead and/or corresponding author is female or identifying as such. To be considered for this collection, the first or last author should be a researcher who identifies as a woman, or else the work should speak to the contributions of a woman scientist.
