Marine Science

Marine Science publishes articles, short communications, and critical reviews that contribute to our scientific understanding of marine systems and the impact of human activities. The Journal serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to the marine environment. Oceanography, marine habitats, living resources, ecology and related management topics constitute the key elements of papers eligible for publication. Integrated studies that bridge gaps between traditional disciplines are particularly welcome. The scope of the journal also includes economic, social, and public administration studies to the extent that they are directly related to management of the seas and are of general interest to marine scientists. Papers of both fundamental and applied approaches are accepted.


ICV 2015: 75.21; ICV 2016: 81.70
Editor-in-chief: Konstantinos Kormas
p-ISSN: 2163-2421
e-ISSN: 2163-243X
Website: http://journal.sapub.org/ms




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All journals published by Scientific & Academic Publishing are dedicated to following the best practices on ethical matters, errors and restrictions. It is necessary to agree upon standards of expected ethical behavior for all parties involved: authors, editors, and reviewers.

Our ethic statements are largely based on the guidelines and standards developed by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). All authors, editors and reviewers within SAP should adhere to the standards set out below.

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• By submitting a manuscript to Scientific & Academic Publishing, author(s) warrant that the manuscript is an original work and that it has neither been published previously nor is currently being considered for publication elsewhere.
• Authors should acknowledge all sources of data used in the research and cite publications that have been influential in the research work.
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• Authors should promptly notify the editors for corrections when authors discover significant errors or inaccuracies in their published works.
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Responsibilities of Reviewers:

• Reviewers should conduct the review objectively and express their views clearly with supporting arguments. Personal criticism of the author is inappropriate.
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• Reviewers should notify the editors when they could not review the manuscript within stipulated time or have a potential conflict interests in performing the review. They should also not accept manuscript review assignments for which they feel unqualified.