Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS)
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Notification of Change in PEPS Editors-in-Chief:
As of April 2026, Professor Shoichi Yoshioka (Kobe University) has been
appointed as the new General Editor-in-Chief of PEPS.
In addition, Professor Yuji Yagi (University of Tsukuba) has assumed the
position of Editor-in-Chief for the Solid Earth Sciences section.
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Research articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: April 14, 2026
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Research articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: April 8, 2026
Progressive development of the Paleocene to early Miocene Shimanto accretionary complex in eastern Shikoku, Southwest Japan: response to magmatic arc evolution along the East Asian continental margin
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Research articles: Atmospheric and hydrospheric sciences
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Validating tropospheric NO2 column density from GEMS version 3.0 and Tropospheric Chemistry Reanalysis version 2 from background to urban conditions over Japan: with a focus on diurnal variations
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Methodologies articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: March 30, 2026
Estimation of dry bulk density of marine core sediments using an XRF core scanner
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Review articles: Solid earth sciences
Published: March 27, 2026
Review on evaluations of anisotropic hydraulic properties in the fractured rock mass
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Research articles: Interdisciplinary research
Published: March 26, 2026
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