The chief editors of the journal Sedimentology have resigned, along with nearly a third of its associate editors, as the society running the title amended its publishing contract. The International Association of Sedimentologists (IAS), a scientific society based in Belgium, owns the journal and contracts with Wiley to publish it. "We, like the [contributing editors] who resigned, believe that the move to a Wiley-led model, and the loss of all internal editorial assistance is extremely detrimental to the future of Sedimentology", the resignation letter stated, citing changes to the role of the journal’s longtime editorial office manager.
Ariztegui, IAS acting president, responded to the resignations in a February 8, 2025 letter to members also posted on LinkedIn. He referred to "a misunderstanding or misstatement of the facts" in the resignation letter from the associate editors, which he said had been sent by 12 of the journal’s editors. Twenty-six associate editors remain on the journal’s editorial board page, down from 39 on an archived version of the page from 2023.
Sedimentology joins Mass Resignations List of Retraction Watch, which documents walkouts and resignations at nearly two dozen journals since 2023.
More: https://retractionwatch.com/2025/02/14/editors-resign-sedimentology-society-journal-wiley/
