Special Issue Call for Papers: 'Emerging methods, instrumentation, software and reference materials for LA-ICP-MS' Guest Editors: Paul Sylvester (Texas Tech University) – paul.sylvester@ttu.edu<mailto:paul.sylvester@ttu.edu> Sarah Gilbert (The University of Adelaide) – sarah.gilbert@adelaide.edu.au<mailto:sarah.gilbert@adelaide.edu.au> Thomas Zack (University of Gothenburg) – thomas.zack@gu.se<mailto:thomas.zack@gu.se> The 2020–2021 Pandemic disrupted research in a variety of ways, from the ability to collect data routinely to the opportunity to present results at in-person conferences. For laboratory-based geoscientists, access to instrumentation to perform experiments was restricted for extended periods. While delaying new data collection, this period also provided time to re-evaluate the significance of older data and reflect on new analytical approaches to address ongoing scientific questions in the Geosciences. As numerous laboratories have now reopened, many of these ideas are being tested and we may be on the verge of a particularly creative, exciting research period. We intend to publish a special thematic issue of Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research on Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) research in the Geosciences. The goal is to capture research on the latest methods for data acquisition such as small-spot and ultrafast quantitative analysis and imaging; novel applications of emerging instrumentation such as utilising reaction gas ICP-MS/MS and time-of-flight technologies; integration of machine learning and automation with analytical protocols; development of data processing software particularly for handling very large data sets; and synthesis and calibration of reference materials especially for minerals and/or the wide range of relevant isotope ratios not well-studied by LA-ICP-MS. All papers offered to this thematic issue will be subject to the original research review procedures of Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research, which can be found at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1751908x/homepage/forauthors.html Submissions will be allowed through the end of 2021. If you would like more information or to offer a paper, please contact the guest editors Paul Sylvester (paul.sylvester@ttu.edu<mailto:paul.sylvester@ttu.edu>), Sarah Gilbert (sarah.gilbert@adelaide.edu.au<mailto:sarah.gilbert@adelaide.edu.au>) or Thomas Zack (thomas.zack@gu.se<mailto:thomas.zack@gu.se>). Paul Sylvester Professor and Pevehouse Chair Department of Geosciences Texas Tech University 125 Science Building Lubbock TX 79409-1053 USA E-mail: paul.sylvester@ttu.edu phone: 806-834-5091