What is it about?
Peer review remains the cornerstone of scientific publishing, ensuring that research is original, sound, and useful to others. This editorial outlines the key standards used by GEOPHYSICS to evaluate manuscripts, from novelty and scope to clarity and methodological rigor. Above all, it emphasizes reproducibility: the ability for other scientists to replicate published results. Without sufficient detail to reproduce findings, research loses its value as part of the scientific record.
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Why is it important?
Reproducibility is the ultimate form of peer review. It allows others to verify conclusions, build upon prior work, and maintain trust in scientific communication. In fields such as machine learning and neural networks, where models are often described too briefly to replicate, this standard is especially critical. By requiring authors to provide enough information for readers to reproduce their results, GEOPHYSICS strengthens both the credibility of the journal and the reliability of the geophysical literature. Upholding this principle keeps science transparent, self-correcting, and genuinely cumulative.
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“In this age of easily created materials, the process of peer-review is more important than ever. GEOPHYSICS upholds rigorous editorial and ethical standards to ensure the integrity of published work. Going forward, a central focus of the journal will be reproducibility because results that can be replicated are the foundation of credible science.” —Joakim Blanch, GEOPHYSICS Editor-in-Chief
Joakim Blanch
Woodside Energy Ltd
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This page is a summary of: Science and publication, Geophysics, October 2025, Society of Exploration Geophysicists,
DOI: 10.1190/geo-2025-1001-fe.
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