A new category of paper, the Opinion Editorial (Op-Ed) was introduced in 2017, which attracts more attention from the international polar community. Dr. Senior Honorary Research Fellow, Roger J. Braithwaite from School of Environment, Education and Development, the University of Manchester comments that this is a most welcome initiative!

Up to now, 11 Opinion Editorials were published, you are welcome to query  and discuss on each article by E-mail directly with the corresponding authors.                                   

“Constraining the timing of West Antarctic Ice Sheet changes using East Antarctic ice cores” by Yan Yuzhen, China (Vol. 34, No. 1)   

“Some thoughts on the development of polar microbial resources” by Wang Nengfei, China (Vol. 33, No. 3)

 "The older ice, the better science" by Hou Shugui, China (Vol. 33, No.2)

·         "Towards an integrated study of subglacial conditions in Princess Elizabeth Land, East Antarctica" by Tang Xueyuan and Sun Bo, China (Vol. 32, No.2)

·         “The SPLASH Action Group – Towards standardized sampling strategies in permafrost science” by Frédéric Bouchard et al, France (Vol. 31, No. 3)

·          "Arctic environmental change research and Antarctic studies have mutual benefits” by Outi Meinander, Finland (Vol. 31, No. 2)

·         "The importance of long-term research and monitoring in the Ross Sea" by  Bod Zuur (Vol. 30, No.4)

·         "T-MOSAiC—A new circumpolar collaboration" by Diogo Folhas, et al, Portugal and Canada (Vol. 30, No.4)

·         "Towards truly integrated modeling and observing of marine ice sheets" by David Gwyther, Australia (Vol. 29, No.4)

·         "Polar science needs a foundation: where is the research into polar infrastructure?" by Adrian McCallum, Australia (Vol. 29, No.1)

·         "Optical remote sensing of snow fraction—status and future prospects" by Igor APPEL, USA (Vol. 28, No.4)