Mires and Peat is a peer-reviewed internet journal focusing specifically on mires, peatlands and peat.  As a truly “free-to-users” publication (i.e. NO subscriptions and NO publication charges), it is immediately accessible to readers and potential authors worldwide.  It is published jointly by the International Peatland Society (IPS) and the International Mire Conservation Group (IMCG).

Mires and Peat is indexed by Thomson Reuters Web of Science (2015 Impact Factor = 1.095), Elsevier Scopus, EBSCO Environment Complete, CABI Abstracts, CSA Proquest (including their Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts ASFA, Ecology, Entomology, Animal Behavior, Aqualine and Pollution databases) and Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ).Mires and Peat also participates in the CABI Full Text Repository.

Mires and Peat publishes high-quality research papers on all aspects of peatland science, technology and wise use, including:

• ecology, hydrology, survey, inventory, classification, functions and values of mires and peatlands;
• scientific, economic and human aspects of the management of peatlands for agriculture, forestry, nature conservation, environmental protection, peat extraction, industrial development and other purposes;
• biological, physical and chemical characteristics of peat; and
• climate change and peatlands.

Short communications and review articles on these and related topics will also be considered; and suggestions for special issues of the Journal based on the proceedings of conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops will be welcomed.  The submission of material by authors and from countries whose work would otherwise be inaccessible to the international community is particularly encouraged.

As an additional service to readers, Mires and Peat will also publish selected short reviews of relevant books. Please contact the Editor if you wish to suggest a title for review.

Submission

Electronic submission is required. If possible, send your initial manuscript as a single e-mail attachment to the Editor, Dr Olivia Bragg o(dot)m(dot)bragg(at)dundee(dot)ac(dot)uk, who can normally receive fairly large (up to 10 MB) attachments. However, if you send a large attachment (>2 MB), please send a separate e-mail without attachments informing the Editor that a large file has been sent, in case the latter is rejected by the e-mail server. If you experience difficulty sending several large files attached to one message, try sending several messages with fewer files attached to each. If the files cannot be sent by e-mail, they should be sent by post on CD or DVD. Such disks should be packed adequately to avoid damage in the post. The address for postal submissions is:

Dr Olivia Bragg

Mires and Peat

Social and Environmental Sciences (Geography)

University of Dundee

Dundee DD1 4HN

United Kingdom