The ''Annual Review of Marine Science'' is an annual

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scientific review journal published by Annual Reviews. It was established in 2009. It covers all aspects of

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. The co-editors are Craig A. Carlson and Stephen J. Giovannoni. As of 2022, ''

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'' gives the journal a 2020

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of 16.561, ranking it first out of 113 in the category "Marine & Freshwater Biology", first out of 66 in the category "Oceanography", and second out of 87 journals in the category "Geochemistry & Geophysics".

History

The ''Annual Review of Marine Science'' was first published in 2009 by nonprofit publisher Annual Reviews. Its founding editors were Craig A. Carlson and Stephen J. Giovannoni. While it was initially published with a print edition, it is now only published online.

Scope and indexing

The ''Annual Review of Marine Science'' defines its scope as covering significant developments in

. Included subfields are chemical, biological, geological, and physical processes that occur in the coastal and

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s. It also covers

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, and technologies used in the study of oceanography. As of 2022, ''

'' gives the journal a 2021

of 16.561, ranking it first out of 111 in the category "Marine & Freshwater Biology", first out of 66 in the category "Oceanography", and second out of 87 journals in the category "Geochemistry & Geophysics". It is

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, EMBASE, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts,

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, and

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, among others.

Editorial processes

The ''Annual Review of Marine Science'' is helmed by the editor or the co-editors. The editor is assisted by the editorial committee, which includes associate editors, regular members, and occasionally guest editors. Guest members participate at the invitation of the editor, and serve terms of one year. All other members of the editorial committee are appointed by the Annual Reviews board of directors and serve five-year terms. The editorial committee determines which topics should be included in each volume and solicits reviews from qualified authors. Unsolicited manuscripts are not accepted.

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of accepted manuscripts is undertaken by the editorial committee.

Current editorial board

As of 2022, the editorial committee consists of the two co-editors and the following members: * Lihini Aluwihare * Ken Buesseler * Curtis Deutsch * Stéphan J. Jorry * Kristy J. Kroeker * Uta Passow * Raquel S. Peixoto * Andrew F. Thompson * Patricia L. Wiberg

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