''Marine Policy'' is a monthly
interdisciplinary
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peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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published by
Elsevier
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concerning ocean policy studies, analyzing social science disciplines relevant to the formulation of
marine policy. It was established in 1977 by founding editor
Tony Loftas. The current
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is
Q. Hanich (
University of Wollongong
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).
Abstracting and indexing
According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2014
impact factor
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of 2.610, ranking it 4th out of 85 journals in the category "International Relations".
See also
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List of international relations journals
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References
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Publications established in 1977