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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2022 - 12/2024 Chair |
Conel Alexander | Carnegie Institution for Science, USA |
| 1/2020 - 12/2023 | Jon Friedrich | Fordham University, USA |
| 1/2021 - 12/2023 | Caroline Peacock | University of Leeds, UK |
| 1/2022 - 12/2024 | Fang-Zhen Teng | University of Washington, USA |
| 1/2023 - 12/2025 | Matthew Fantle | Penn State University, USA |
| 1/2023 - 12/2025 | Maria Schönbächler | ETH Zürich, Switzerland |
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 (01/2022 - 12/2023) |
Sumit Chakraborty | Ruhr Universität at Bochum, Germany |
| MS President (01/2023 - 12/2024) |
Nancy Chabot | Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, 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 |