date: Fri, 21 Apr 2006 16:01:44 +0100
from: Phil Jones <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
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 <p.jones@uea.ac.uk>
     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
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   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
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