Standards for Data Submission
SedDB welcomes contributions of geochemical data for bulk sediments,sediment fractions, pore waters and fossils.
Datasets can be submitted in spreadsheet form and need to include supplementary information about the analyzed samples, the analytical procedure and data quality, and the source of the data (publicationos or analysts). The EarthChem Working Group
'Reporting of Geochemical Data' has produced a set of recommendations on how to document analytical procedures and data quality of geochemical datasets.
The Editors Roundtable*, a group of editors, publishers, and database providers has been meeting since 2007 to discuss policies to improve geochemical data publication practices. The group met at the 2008 AGU Fall Meeting to present the new joint editorial policy statement that establishes a common set of standards for reporting geochemical data, with the overall aim of better serving the scientific community. The policy addresses the problem of inconsistency and incompleteness of data and metadata in publications, and will help to facilitate the incorporation of data into digital data collections. Download the Policy for Publication of Geochemical Data (PDF) 
(*includes Chemical Geology, CMP, EPSL, GCA, G-cubed, Geology, J. Pet., Nature, Science)
(*includes Chemical Geology, CMP, EPSL, GCA, G-cubed, Geology, J. Pet., Nature, Science) Downloadable Excel templates for data submission:
Electron Probe Microanalysis
Trace Elements and Radiogenic Isotopes
Stable Isotopes
Major Elements (XRF)