Type of Papers Published in GWMR

A research article is a peer-reviewed article with clear, novel contributions that describe data collection and analysis, new technology, and new model development that lead to advances in the groundwater monitoring, management, and remediation fields. Submit papers via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR and select Research Article from a drop-down menu.

A technical note is defined as a short, novel technical communication that contains focused analyses of new data or data published in other peer-reviewed articles, brief descriptions of innovative sampling and analysis methods, or presentation and discussion of quantitative mathematical tools (i.e., models, equations). Submit papers via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR and select Technical Note from a drop-down menu.

A breaking science article is a technical article (850 words plus one figure or table) that gives the community a look at current thinking about the future a few years out. These may include works in progress that have appeared in conference posters, for example. Submit via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR and select Rapid Communication from a drop-down menu.

A practical application article is a technical article that describes experiences with the implementation of new technology, innovative approaches to challenges in the soil and groundwater monitoring, management, and remediation fields, or data that would be useful to practitioners (i.e., cost information, technology limitations, occurrence of emerging contaminants). When submitting via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR, select Practical Application from a drop-down menu.

A state-of-the-practice worldwide article is a technical article for peer-review summarizing research or case studies in use by practitioners and of particular interest that may have been publicly circulated in a report but not in a peer-reviewed journal. High level of novelty is not a prerequisite. Submit via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR and select Practical Application from a drop-down menu.

A letter to the editor should consist of a comment and a reply on a timely issue. Submissions must be clear and concise, with a limit of 850 words and one figure or table. Submit via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR and select Letter to the Editor from a drop-down menu.

A guest editorial is an opinion piece about a topic of interest to the readership at large; it should be thought-provoking and informative. When submitting via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR, select Guest Editorial from a drop-down menu.

An “in my experience” article is a nontechnical article 1000 to 2000 words in length that relates a field story with lessons, surprises, insights, and the human context in which we practice hydrogeology. Contact the editor-in-chief before submission. When submitting the article via our online system at https://wiley.atyponrex.com/journal/GWMR, select Viewpoint Article from the drop-down menu.