Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the German Young Geomorphology with a Special Issue in Earth Surface Processes and Landforms!
German Young Geomorphology: 20 Years of Community-driven Research
Open from November 2026 to November 2027 to anyone who has attended at least one young geomorphology meeting since 2007, including ECR and established researchers!
As a sub-section of the German Society for Geomorphology (DGGM) the Young Geomorphology has made its mark on Science and Community in geomorphological research.
Over the past 20 years, yearly gatherings have provided a space for colleagues and friends to engage in collaborative discussions on geomorphology and beyond. We appreciate the great work that has been done over these two decades by and for the community – from Bachelors students to full professors – everyone has contributed to the rise of a breadth of knowledge in the field.
We would like to take this opportunity to give the stage to everyone who considers themselves – or once did – a young geomorphologist and has at least once taken part in the german young geomorphology meetings, to showcase and celebrate the bandwidth of science powered by the community that has evolved from these 20 years.
For this special issue we seek open access contributions of all ESPL manuscript types, from research and case study papers to Letters for extended thesis abstracts or review papers. The thematic orientation is without further limits as long as the contribution pertains to Geomorphology or related disciplines such as Sedimentology, Quaternary Geology, Archaeology, etc. and fits within the broad scope of ESPL.
Accepted manuscript categories (further detailed on the ESPL website):
- Research paper: Scientific article (max. 8.000 words)
- Case study paper: Research articles describing the geomorphology of particular landforms, landscapes or regions (max. 8.000 words)
- Letters to ESEX: Original research results (max. 4.000 words), ideal for Thesis abstracts!
- ESEX Commentaries: Opinion pieces (max. 1.500 words)
- ESEX Exchanges: discussions of published papers (max. 1.500 words)
- State of the Science: Review papers (max. 12,000 words)
Editorial team:
As this special issue is initiated by the German Young geomorphology, the editorial team also consists of a number of ECR:
- Salome Oehler (lead) – Uni Freiburg (oehler.salome@gmail.com)
- Bastian Grimm – Uni Giessen
- Katharina Heß – Uni Heidelberg
- Isabel Wapenhans – Uni Potsdam
- Lingxiao Gong – North Carolina State
Supported by:
- Julia Meister – Uni Kiel
- Jan Blöthe – Uni Freiburg
- Stuart Lane (ESPL editor in chief) – Uni Lausanne (stuart.lane@unil.ch)