The duties of the JPC concern the oversight of the journal Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, which is jointly sponsored by the Geochemical Society and the Meteoritical Society. This includes approval of associate editors, reviewing the state of the journal, negotiating publishing contracts, mediation between authors and Executive Editor, and the like. MS Council and/or GS Board may request input or a report from the JPC on a matter related to the publication of GCA.
| Title / Term | Name | Institution, Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2018 - 12/2020 Chair |
Tina van De Flierdt | Imperial College London, UK |
| 1/2019 - 12/2021 | Rosemary Hickey-Vargas | Florida International University, USA |
| 1/2019 - 12/2021 | Alex Ruzicka | Portland State University, USA |
| 1/2020 - 12/2022 | Karim Benzerara | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France |
| 1/2020 - 12/2022 | Jon Friedrich | Fordham University, USA |
| 1/2020 - 12/2022 | Sara Russell | Natural History Museum, UK |
Ex-Officio Members
Four additional ex-officio members of the Joint Publications Committee shall consist of the GS President, MS President, GCA Executive Editor, and Meteoritics and Planetary Science Executive Editor.
| Title / Term | Name | Institution, Country |
|---|---|---|
| GS President (01/2019 - 12/2020) |
Vickie Bennett | Australian National University |
| MS President (01/2019 - 12/2020) |
Meenakshi Wadhwa | Arizona State University, USA |
| Meteoritics Executive Editor (01/2003 to date) |
Timothy Jull | University of Arizona, USA |
| GCA Executive Editor (01/2019 to present) |
Jeff Catalano | Washington University in St. Louis, USA |