Following peer review and any necessary revisions by the author, accepted papers are shepherded through the publication production process by the AGU staff. The governing body of AGU is the AGU Council. The Executive Director serves as Secretary to the Council. The Council has full responsibility for all affairs of AGU and is the representative of AGU in its external relations. The Council usually meets twice a year, at the AGU Spring and Fall meetings.
Meetings are generally open to the membership.
The Executive Committee, composed of the President, the President-elect, the General Secretary, the International Secretary and the Executive Director, conducts the affairs of AGU between meetings of the Council in accordance with the policy decisions of the Council.