A Special Issue in Aquatic Mammals journal on technology advances used to study aquatic mammals. Submission Deadline is 30 June 2024! This special issue in Aquatic Mammals is intended to present a collection of papers on recent technological advances in the study or care of aquatic mammals. Technological advances and innovative use of those methods continue to evolve to unprecedented levels allowing for us to glean more about the behavior, physiology, and ecology of marine mammals. There are many innovative ways to study marine mammals including (but not limited to) artificial intelligence (AI), satellite imagery, unmanned systems (e.g., drones, gliders), genomics, tagging, biologging, and passive acoustic monitoring. The methods are as diverse and interesting as the animals that are studied. Special Issue Logistics Submissions – content We encourage contributors to submit short notes and/or research articles with data from use of a drone, glider, or other novel or updated technology to advance the understanding of aquatic mammals. Space will be available for supplemental video files or PDFs on the journal’s website, if applicable. Be sure to provide these materials during manuscript review process. Video files should be sent to the journal using either wetransfer.com or a DropBox link. (Contact the managing editor with questions about video format.) Deadlines 30 June 2024 – deadline to submit a manuscript for peer-review consideration in this special issue – you are encouraged to submit early!! 15 August 2024 – date by which review process of all submitted manuscripts to be completed (if not sooner) 1 September 2024 – date by which all review decisions delivered to contributors (if not sooner) 5 October 2024 – date by which all accepted and revised manuscripts to be received for copy editing (if not sooner) 10 - 31 October 2024 – review galleys as available, confirm final in-press PDF versions Planned Publication Issue/Date Issue 50.6: The special issue is planned for the 6th issue of volume 50 in Aquatic Mammals, which publishes on 15 November 2024. (Note: after peer review, accepted and revised manuscripts will be formatted with in-press PDFs sent to the corresponding author once page fees are paid. Final ADA PDFs will be available to authors once the issue is officially published.) Page Fees – author(s) responsibility Articles accepted for inclusion in this special issue will be responsible for their publication page fees. See the journal website for details related to page fees. Please mention in your cover letter that your manuscript is submitted for consideration in the special issue of technological advances. And, to submit your manuscript file and cover letter, follow this link. Visit our Manuscript Fast track web site at: http://am.expressacademic.org/actions/author.php For more Information, contact Aquatic Mammals journal’s managing editor. Happy Holidays! Kathleen M. Dudzinski, Ph.D. Managing Editor, Aquatic Mammals business@aquaticmammalsjournal.org <about:blank>