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.
Planetary Research Jobs
Looking for a job? Our jobs platform curates the largest collection of job announcements and career opportunities in planetary science. If you have a job you would like to advertise, add it to our website for free!
Reviewer Expertise Database
Would you like to be considered as a reviewer for our journal Planetary Research? If so, sign in to our reviewer expertise database and provide your ORCID iD, an email, and your areas of expertise.
Community Resources
Are you looking for an email list, an online forum, or a seminar series? Or are you looking for information about planetary science meetings and organizations? Then check out our curated list of planetary science online community resources.
Open source platforms for community use
Mattermost
SolarSystem.forum is an online platform for collaboration with other planetary scientists (association account required).
Peertube
SolarSystem.video is an advertisement-free video server for planetary science content.
Indico
SolarSystem.events is a free solution for organizing seminars, events, workshops and conferences.
Mastodon
SolarSystem.social is a social media site for planetary scientists with access to the rest of the fediverse.
LiberaForms
Forms.SolarSystem.tools allows you to easily create forms and surveys without logging in to any big tech platforms.
Signatories
Signatories.SolarSystem.tools is a website that allows you to create or 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 and manage events on our Indico server.
- Sign up for association newsletters and weekly email digests
- Vote and elect the association’s directors
- And more!