Ownership/Management

The journal GAIA was founded 1992 by an initiative of scientists of the Zentrum Philosophie und Wissenschaftstheorie, University of Konstanz (DE), of the Institute for Economy and the Environment, University of St. Gallen (HSG) (CH), and of the Departement of Environmental Sciences, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETH) (CH). They had founded the "Verein Gaia - Konstanz, St. Gallen, Zurich," which owns the journal.

GAIA is published by oekom

on behalf of

Verein Gaia – Konstanz, St. Gallen, Zurich

in conjunction with

Board of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology (ETH Board), CH
Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) (Social-Ecological Research, SÖF), DE
Österreich-Konsortium GAIA (Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria), AT
Swiss Academic Society for Environmental Research and Ecology (saguf), CH

and with support of

Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zurich, CH
ETH Sustainability, ETH Zurich, CH
German Committee Future Earth (DKN Future Earth), DE
German Society of Human Ecology (DGH), DE
Research Institute for Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam (RIFS), DE
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research WSL, CH
Swiss Federal Institute for Aquatic Science and Technology (Eawag), CH
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), CH
Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, DE

Board of Directors ("Kuratorium")

Kurt Baltensperger ETH Board, Zurich, CH (representative of ETH Board)
Anke Bockreis Universität Innsbruck, AT (representative of Alliance of Sustainable Universities in Austria)
Arthur Braunschweig E2 Management Consulting AG, Zurich, CH (representative of Verein Gaia)
Daniel J. Lang Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), DE (representative of Verein Gaia)
Jürgen Mittelstraß University of Konstanz, DE (representative of Verein Gaia)
Ralph Wilhelm DLR Project Management Agency, Bonn, DE (representative of Social-Ecological Research SÖF | BMFTR)
Anne Zimmermann University of Bern, CH (representative of saguf)

Editorial Board
The members of the Editorial Board are elected by Verein Gaia – Konstanz, St. Gallen, Zurich by a two-thirds majority at the proposal of the Editorial Board. Criteria for membership are - in addition to qualifications - professional and geographical diversity, a balanced gender ratio as well as the willingness to support GAIA. The members of the Editorial Board take turns in the position of the editor-in-chief. The editor-in-chief is primus inter pares and responsible according to the press law.

The Editorial Board is responsible for the scientific standard and coherence of the journal's orientation.

Scientific Advisory Board
The Scientific Advisory Board comprises persons with proven expertise in the fields of environmental and sustainability sciences and neighbouring disciplines. Verein Gaia – Konstanz, St. Gallen, Zurich decides on the admission of new Scientific Advisory Board members. The aim is to achieve a broad professional and geographical spectrum and a balanced gender mix.

The Scientific Advisory Board ensures that GAIA is anchored in the relevant communities and supports the Editorial Board and editorial office in quality assurance.

Editorial Office
Two editorial offices manage and edit the journal; they are located in Munich, DE and Zurich, CH.