''Ocean Science'' is an
open-access peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
Articles in scientific journals are mostly written by active scientists such as s ...
published by
Copernicus Publications
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on behalf of the
European Geosciences Union. It covers all aspects of
oceanography
Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...
. The journal is available
on-line
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and in print. Papers are published under the
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license.
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The
editor-in-chief
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The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
is John M. Huthnance.
The founding editors were David Webb (
National Oceanography Centre) and John Johnson (
University of East Anglia
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).
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Peer-review process
The journal makes use of an open reviewing process
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developed for ''
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics'' by its editor,
Ulrich Pöschl, and colleagues.
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Submissions considered suitable for review are first published as unreviewed
grey literature
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in the sister discussion journal ''Ocean Science Discussions''.
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They are then subject to interactive public discussion, during which the referees' comments (anonymous or attributed), additional short comments by other members of the scientific community (attributed), and the authors' replies are also published. Authors then have a chance to revise their papers in response to the issues raised and the review process is completed in the normal manner.
After final acceptance, papers are published on-line as soon as authors have approved the typeset version. The printed version of the journal, which is published bimonthly, includes all papers published on-line since the last printed issue.
Abstracting and indexing
The journal is abstracted and indexed in
Science Citation Index Expanded
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,
Scopus
Scopus is Elsevier's abstract and citation database launched in 2004. Scopus covers nearly 36,377 titles (22,794 active titles and 13,583 inactive titles) from approximately 11,678 publishers, of which 34,346 are peer-reviewed journals in top-l ...
,
Chemical Abstracts, and
GeoRef
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. According to the ''
Journal Citation Reports
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'', the journal has a 2020
impact factor
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of 3.416.
See also
*
List of scientific journals in earth and atmospheric sciences
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.ocean-science.net/
Bimonthly journals
Oceanography journals
English-language journals
Publications established in 2005
European Geosciences Union academic journals
Copernicus Publications academic journals