SAPIENS, Institut Veolia Environement's new scientific review
Institut Veolia Environnement is publishing SAPIENS, a new transdisciplinary science review dedicated to environmental topics . It aims to serve as a standard reference work in its field.
For Gaëll Mainguy, Institut Veolia's Director of Science Publications, creating SAPIENS1 aims to "provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, and publish the opinions of experts on a very wide range of fields, such as the environmental sciences, urban perspectives and even ecological technologies".
As with all academic journals, the scientific quality of the articles is subjected to rigorous review and is adapted to the general public.
The Open Access offers free unlimited access to documents via the Internet in order to promote the sharing of knowledge.
The Institute hopes to publish three or four issues in 2009.
The first articles can already be consulted on the Web site and include topics such as the future of energy, the issue of economic indicators, indoor air pollution, and health and well-being.
For more information
1- Surveys And Perspectives Integrating Environment and Society.
