Welcome to the Planetary
Research Cooperative!
A non-profit organization that supports the dissemination of scientific research in the field of planetary science
We are a non-profit organization that is run by planetary scientists for planetary scientists.
We publish the scientific journal Planetary Research and we run the Planetary Research Blog that promotes planetary science research to experts and non-experts alike. We also host several online services that foster interactions among planetary scientists and that aid researchers in sharing their work with the public.
All our services are free for members.
Planetary Research
Planetary Research is a diamond open access journal that publishes peer-reviewed scientific research in the field of planetary science. The journal does not charge authors any fees and the journal content is free to access.
Planetary Research Blog
The Planetary Research Blog is a web site that publishes announcements, commentaries, blogs, and short summaries of cutting-edge research that are accessible to both the broad scientific community and non-experts alike.
Reviewer Expertise Database
Sign up to be a reviewer for the journal Planetary Research by providing your ORCID iD, an email, and your areas of expertise.
Open source platforms for community use
Mattermost
SolarSystem.forum is a Mattermost server for online collaboration with other planetary scientists (association account required).
Peertube
SolarSystem.video is a Peertube server for planetary science video content.
Indico
SolarSystem.events is an Indico server for organizing seminars, events, workshops and conferences.
Mastodon
SolarSystem.social is a Mastodon server for social media.
LiberaForms
Forms.SolarSystem.tools is a LiberaForms server for creating and managing forms and surveys.
Signatories
Signatories.SolarSystem.tools is a web app that allows you to sign an open letter, a letter of support, or an online petition.
Membership
Anyone who is part of the planetary science community may sign up to become a member of the Planetary Research Cooperative. After accepting the association’s code of conduct, membership is free and valid for life.
Membership benefits
- Access our Mattermost forum and create private teams for professional activities
- Upload videos to our Peertube server
- Create a social media account on our Mastodon server
- Publish on our Blog
- Create events on our Indico server.
- Sign up for association and journal newsletters
- Vote and elect the association’s directors
- And more!