Oxford Journals partners with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea to publish leading marine science title

["STRINGER, Kate" <kate.stringer@oxfordjournals.org>]

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Oxford Journals partners with the International Council for the
Exploration of the Sea to publish leading marine science title

Oxford Journals has announced that it is to publish The ICES 
Journal of Marine Science, on behalf of the International Council 
for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

The ICES Journal of Marine Science is the official publication of 
the ICES, an intergovernmental organization coordinating marine 
research in the North Atlantic. The Journal publishes articles, 
short communications, and critical reviews that contribute to the 
scientific understanding of marine systems and the impact of 
human activities, to advise governments and regulatory bodies on 
managing the ocean. It serves as a foundation for scientific 
advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation 
issues related to the marine environment.

Andrew I.L. Payne, Editor-in-Chief, believes that the new 
partnership with Oxford Journals will help the Journal to build 
on an already impressive impact factor and burgeoning submission 
rates, providing a high quality medium for ICES member country 
scientists, as well as for good marine scientists worldwide.

"We believe that a partnership with a not-for-profit organization 
that is a department of a university brings with it aims and 
values that are closely aligned with those of ICES," he 
commented.  "These aims and values include fair pricing, a 
continuing emphasis on quality in all aspects of publication, and 
maximizing dissemination to those who need the Journal."

The Journal will be published by Oxford Journals from January 
2007, with six issues per year.  It will offer optional open 
access under the Oxford Open initiative. Oxford Journals will 
also be providing access to the complete digital archive of all 
back issues, dating back to 1903.

For further information on this title, please visit the website: 
http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/


For further information please contact:

Kate Stringer
Communications Assistant
Oxford Journals
+44 (0)1865 354585
kate.stringer@oxfordjournals.org

Notes for Editors

International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) 
<http://www.ices.dk/indexfla.asp> coordinates and promotes marine 
research in the North Atlantic and adjacent seas such as the 
Baltic Sea and North Sea. ICES acts as a meeting point for a 
community of more than 1600 marine scientists from 20 countries 
around the North Atlantic. Working through ICES, they gather 
information about the marine ecosystem. Besides filling gaps in 
existing knowledge, this information is developed into unbiased, 
non-political advice. The advice is used, in turn, by the 20 
member countries, which fund and support ICES, to help them 
manage the North Atlantic Ocean and adjacent seas.  Read more 
about ICES at <http://www.ices.dk/aboutus/aboutus.asp>

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