An expert in tsunami science and the world’s most powerful earthquakes has been appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Geophysical Journal International (GJI), one of the world's leading peer-reviewed research journals in solid-Earth geophysics.
Dr Stefano Lorito, of the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV) in Italy, said he was “flattered” to be taking on the role.
“It's with some emotion that I commit myself to serve for such a rigorous and respected journal,” he added.
GJI publishes the results of research on the Earth's internal structure, physical properties, evolution and processes covering all aspects of theoretical, computational and observational geophysics.
Subjects include earthquake and controlled-source seismology, tides, the Earth's gravitational field in relation to its shape, deep interior, crustal structure, stress and isostasy; palaeomagnetism and rock magnetism; electromagnetism, rheology and volcanology.
The journal's mission is to promote understanding of the Earth's internal structure and physical properties, the processes operating in, on, and around it, and its evolution.
GJI Editor-in-Chief Margarita Segou, of the British Geological Survey, said: “I welcome Dr Stefano Lorito as our newly appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief for GJI.
“The dedication to advancing tsunami-related excellent science with global impact will motivate everyone in GJI towards an increasingly comprehensive coverage of marine and onshore geophysical hazards in a moment where climate change underlines the importance of the oceans for our global ecosystem.”
Dr Lorito obtained a degree in physics from the University of Naples "Federico II" in 2001 and a PhD in geophysics from the University of Bologna "Alma Mater Studiorum" in 2005.
He has been working in the field of tsunami science and mega-thrust earthquakes ever since the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and Indian Ocean tsunami, which struck in December 2004.
Dr Lorito is now a senior researcher at the INGV and the coordinator of the institution’s Centro di Allerta Tsunami / Tsunami Warning Center.
He is a member of the Global Tsunami Model (GTM) Board and the representative of the Thematic Core Service Tsunami in the EPOS Service Coordination Committee.
Dr Lorito has also been involved with different roles in many key tsunami European and National research projects.
GJI has been fully Open Access since 1 January 2024 – enabling everyone in the global community to have free, immediate, and unrestricted access to the high-quality research published within it.
It means authors are now charged a fee to publish their science, rather than the journal being supported by subscription fees.
GJI is published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society and the Deutsche Geophysikalische Gesellschaft.