Prof. Peter Knippertz receives Editor's Award

In 2020 Prof. Peter Knippertz from IMK-TRO received the Editor’s award of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society.

Prof. Peter Knippertz

In 2020 Prof. Peter Knippertz from IMK-TRO received the Editor’s award of the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. This award is awarded annually to an individual or group of individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the work of the journal.

Excerpt from the laudation: “Professor Peter Knippertz has recently stepped down after 9 years as an Associate Editor for the Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society. During that time, he has handled over 250 submissions in an efficient and effective manner. He invariably returned well balanced and justified decisions in a timely manner, and was always happy to take on even the more tricky submissions.

Figure 2: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Professor Knippertz’s extensive expertise meant he was happy to handle papers over a wide range of topics, in particular on dynamics, dust, the monsoon and African meteorology. He has also been a strong advocate for the journal, promoting it within his field and regularly contributing high quality research articles himself. He has even found time to review for the journal, again with the same quality and efficiency which characterised his work as an Associate Editor. We would like to thank him for all his contributions to maintaining the reputation and success of the Quarterly Journal.”

It is a great honour for me to receive this year’s Quarterly Journal Editor’s Award.” says Prof. Knippertz in his acceptance note. “The nine years I spent with the journal as an Associate Editor were truly insightful and instructive, sometimes challenging, but certainly always enjoyable. I have worked with many different chief editors over the years and the interactions I had with them were at all times constructive and professional. The same holds for the editorial staff that was always helpful with technical and organisation issues. Through this work I have learned a lot about both how to write better papers and how to successfully run a scientific journal. For me, the Quarterly Journal stands out amongst the growing number of journals in the atmospheric sciences through its long history, clear scope, very good reputation in the research community and a place for papers of the highest quality. In my view, it is a true beacon of scientific publishing in Europe and beyond. For all these reasons I am very happy to have made a contribution to keeping the high standards of the journal and I am delighted to receive this award. I’d like to thank the whole editorial team for the great collaborative spirit and wish them all the best for the future.