NAMMCO is please to announce that the deadline for submissions for publication in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publication series has been extended to
December 31st 2021.
NAMMCO
NAMMCO (the North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission) is an intergovernmental organization providing advice based on the best available science and user knowledge
for the sustainable management of marine mammals in the North Atlantic. Further information about the organisation can be found at
www.nammco.org.
About NAMMCO Scientific Publications
NAMMCO Scientific Publications
(NSP) is a free, open access, peer-reviewed academic journal
established to make scientific knowledge relevant for the
conservation and management of marine mammals widely available.
It has a particular interest in publishing work that,
despite its central importance for assessment and management, may be difficult to publish in other journals due to its apparent routine nature or lack of novelty (e.g. baseline or monitoring work).
Previous volumes
of NSP have focused on particular themes, with submissions often invited
from global experts in the field. For Volume 12, however, we will have our first open call and welcome submissions on any topic related to marine mammals in the North Atlantic.
Call for Papers
We are now calling for papers for publication in Volume 12 of the NAMMCO Scientific Publications series. We are interested in work from any discipline with relevance for the conservation and management of marine mammals in the
North Atlantic. Submissions can be in the form of original Research Articles, Literature Reviews, Technical or Policy Notes, or Workshop Reports.
Submission, Review & Publication Process
Manuscripts can be submitted online here and to do so, at least one author will need to register as
a user.
The Guidelines for Authors are available
here. Note that although authors may submit their article in any format they prefer, if the manuscript is accepted
for publication, they will need to ensure that it is transferred into the
NAMMCO Scientific Publications Template. Authors are therefore also welcome to use this template to structure their initial submission.
Manuscripts submitted as original
Research
Articles
or Literature Reviews will be
sent for
blind peer
review by at least two reviewers.
Manuscripts submitted as Notes are not necessarily
sent for peer review but will
be reviewed by at least the one of the Editors.
If accepted for publication, the manuscript will be published online as soon as it is finalised and authors will therefore not
have to wait for the entire volume to be complete before their work is made publicly available.
Contact
Should you have any questions about the journal, the open call, or the suitability of your work for the volume, you can contact the the Associate Editor Heleen Middel at
heleen@nammco.org