We are always looking for new, qualified contributors. There are two types of content contributors on the EoE platform: authors and editors. To be approved as either type of contributor you must be:
1. A expert, scholar or science attentive individual in a subject area of the Encyclopedia with experience and knowledge.
2. Willing to work in a very dynamic, highly collaborative environment.
Your work will reach a wider and more diverse audience than with traditional print publications. Our goal is to make the EoE the world’s best and largest resource for information about the Earth, its environments, and their interaction with society. The audience you reach with an article will grow to be huge relative to a traditional print outlet.
Your work remains up-to-date. Articles in the EoE remain active in the author’s wiki, and can be continuously updated and re-published to the public site after each revision.
Your work will enhance your scholarly and professional development. Listing your EoE entry on your CV or resume will have impact because with its distinguished community of scholars and editors, the EoE will be widely respected.
You will be part of a publishing model that is rapidly changing the world of scholarly publication. As you already know, the world of scholarly publication is rapidly changing, with various electronic models challenging, and in many cases replacing, traditional print outlets. The EoE is on the forefront of this revolution by combining the quality control provided by expert content review with the wiki technology that promotes collaboration and enables a massive scaling-up of content, all of which is continuously kept up-to-date.
Your professional networks will be enhanced. The collaboration model of the EoE will connect you with old friends and many new colleagues. By encouraging large numbers of people to collaborate on a single entry, as well as participate on overall governance, the EoE will open new professional horizons.
Levels of Expertise and Contributions
Authors - contribute content by writing new articles, expanding existing articles, uploading videos or other types of content in their areas of expertise.
Topic Editors- Approve, recommend for revision, or decline articles for publication, and help set overall content and governance policies. Topic Editors are also encouraged to contribute articles.
To apply to become an EoEAuthor and/or Topic Editor, please fill out the form below:
Are you absolutely sure you want to delete this article? This process cannot be undone and is permanent.
"Become an EoE Contributor". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth May 12, 2010; Last revised Date October 6, 2011; Retrieved February 10, 2012 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Become_an_EoE_Contributor>
We are always looking for new, qualified contributors. There are two types of content contributors on the EoE platform: authors and editors. To be approved as either type of contributor you must be:
1. A expert, scholar or science attentive individual in a subject area of the Encyclopedia with experience and knowledge.
2. Willing to work in a very dynamic, highly collaborative environment.
Your work will reach a wider and more diverse audience than with traditional print publications. Our goal is to make the EoE the world’s best and largest resource for information about the Earth, its environments, and their interaction with society. The audience you reach with an article will grow to be huge relative to a traditional print outlet.
Your work remains up-to-date. Articles in the EoE remain active in the author’s wiki, and can be continuously updated and re-published to the public site after each revision.
Your work will enhance your scholarly and professional development. Listing your EoE entry on your CV or resume will have impact because with its distinguished community of scholars and editors, the EoE will be widely respected.
You will be part of a publishing model that is rapidly changing the world of scholarly publication. As you already know, the world of scholarly publication is rapidly changing, with various electronic models challenging, and in many cases replacing, traditional print outlets. The EoE is on the forefront of this revolution by combining the quality control provided by expert content review with the wiki technology that promotes collaboration and enables a massive scaling-up of content, all of which is continuously kept up-to-date.
Your professional networks will be enhanced. The collaboration model of the EoE will connect you with old friends and many new colleagues. By encouraging large numbers of people to collaborate on a single entry, as well as participate on overall governance, the EoE will open new professional horizons.
Levels of Expertise and Contributions
Authors - contribute content by writing new articles, expanding existing articles, uploading videos or other types of content in their areas of expertise.
Topic Editors- Approve, recommend for revision, or decline articles for publication, and help set overall content and governance policies. Topic Editors are also encouraged to contribute articles.
To apply to become an EoEAuthor and/or Topic Editor, please fill out the form below:
Are you absolutely sure you want to delete this article? This process cannot be undone and is permanent.