The Mineralogical Society of the UK and Ireland supports the ‘Joint Statement by the national academies of the G7 states on Russia’s attack on Ukraine’ (https://royalsociety.org/news/2022/03/joint-statement-academies-G7-states-on-russias-attack-on-ukraine/)
The Society has also agreed to follow this advice from COPE (the Committee on Publication Ethics, 2013):
“Editorial decisions should not be affected by the origins of the manuscript, including the nationality, ethnicity, political beliefs, race, or religion of the authors. Decisions to edit and publish should not be determined by the policies of governments or other agencies outside of the journal itself.”
Mineralogical Society journals will continue to receive and process manuscripts by Russian authors and to involve Russian colleagues in our review process. Any editor, reviewer or author who would prefer not to be involved in the review process for papers involving Russian colleagues simply needs to let the journal staff know and we will make alternative arrangements.