The 1st Editorial Committee Meeting of the Journal of Palaeogeography in 2014 was held on March 1st, 2014 at the China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing). Prof. Bao Zhidong, the Associate-Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Committee, chaired the meeting. Ms. Wang Yuan, the Associate-Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Office, gave a work report. Prof. Feng Zengzhao, the Editor-in-Chief of the Editorial Committee, gave an important address. Meeting attendees include: Profs. Feng Zengzhao and Bao Zhidong from China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Profs. Huang Wenhui, Jiang Zaixing, Mei Mingxiang, Shi Xiaoying (represented by Tang Dongjie), Yu Xinghe and Associate Prof. Liu Hao (represented by Wang Yuan), from China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Prof. Liu Jianbo and Associate Prof. Huang Baoqi from Peking University, Prof. Shao Longyi from China University of Mining and Technology (Beijing), Profs. Lin Chunming and Hu Xiumian from Nanjing University, Prof. Gong Enpu from Northeast University, Prof. Yan Jiaxin from China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), as well as Editorial Office staff, Wang Yuan, Zheng Xiujuan, Liu Min and Hu Xiufang, and Ms. Yang Lei, the Vice Director of Journal Department, China University of Petroleum (Beijing).