Aims & scope

EGU Letters (EL) is a virtual scientific highlight magazine for articles reporting exceptionally important results and major advances in geoscientific research that are of high general interest to the entire geoscientific community and/or to the broader public & media.

Articles included in EL are written in a concise and engaging style. They undergo full peer review and publication as a letter style article in one of the EGU interactive open-access journals. Their inclusion in EL depends upon recommendation by the chief/executive editors of the interactive journal and approval by the interdisciplinary editorial board of the virtual magazine.

Read more about EGU Letters, the characteristics, and the editorial handling.

Participating EGU journals

  • Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics (ACP)
  • Biogeosciences (BG)
  • Earth Surface Dynamics (ESurf)
  • Earth System Dynamics (ESD)
  • Geoscience Communication (GC)
  • Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics (NPG)
  • Ocean Science (OS)
  • SOIL

Recent EGU Letters

22 Jan 2026
| ACP Letters
| Highlight paper
Impact on cloud properties of reduced-sulphur shipping fuel in the Eastern North Atlantic
Gerald G. Mace, Sally Benson, Peter Gombert, and Tiffany Smallwood
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 26, 1041–1051, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1041-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-1041-2026, 2026
Short summary Executive editor
20 Jan 2026
| BG Letters
| Highlight paper
A novel laser-based spectroscopic method reveals the isotopic signatures of nitrous oxide produced by eukaryotic and prokaryotic phototrophs in darkness
Maxence Plouviez, Peter Sperlich, Benoit Guieysse, Tim Clough, Rahul Peethambaran, and Naomi Wells
Biogeosciences, 23, 497–508, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-497-2026,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-23-497-2026, 2026
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
16 Dec 2025
| BG Letters
| Highlight paper
Water vapour dynamics as a key determinant of atmospheric composition and transport mechanisms
Andrew S. Kowalski, Ivan A. Janssens, and Oscar Pérez-Priego
Biogeosciences, 22, 8005–8012, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-8005-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-8005-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief
21 Nov 2025
| ACP Letters
| Highlight paper
Conflict-induced ship traffic disruptions constrain cloud sensitivity to stricter marine pollution regulations
Michael S. Diamond and Lili F. Boss
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 25, 16401–16409, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-16401-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-16401-2025, 2025
Short summary Executive editor
21 Nov 2025
| BG Letters
Evidence for highly variable land use but a stable climate in the southwest Maya lowlands
Benjamin Gwinneth, Kevin Johnston, Andy Breckenridge, and Peter M. J. Douglas
Biogeosciences, 22, 7079–7088, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-7079-2025,https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-22-7079-2025, 2025
Short summary Co-editor-in-chief