''Ocean Science'' is an open-access

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published by

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on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. It covers all aspects of

oceanography Oceanography (), also known as oceanology and ocean science, is the scientific study of the oceans. It is an Earth science, which covers a wide range of topics, including ecosystem dynamics; ocean currents, waves, and geophysical fluid dynamic ...

. The journal is available

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and in print. Papers are published under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 license. The

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is John M. Huthnance. The founding editors were David Webb ( National Oceanography Centre) and John Johnson (

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Peer-review process

The journal makes use of an open reviewing process developed for '' Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics'' by its editor, Ulrich Pöschl, and colleagues. Submissions considered suitable for review are first published as unreviewed

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in the sister discussion journal ''Ocean Science Discussions''. They are then subject to interactive public discussion, during which the referees' comments (anonymous or attributed), additional short comments by other members of the scientific community (attributed), and the authors' replies are also published. Authors then have a chance to revise their papers in response to the issues raised and the review process is completed in the normal manner. After final acceptance, papers are published on-line as soon as authors have approved the typeset version. The printed version of the journal, which is published bimonthly, includes all papers published on-line since the last printed issue.

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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, Chemical Abstracts, and

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. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2020

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of 3.416.

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* {{Official website, http://www.ocean-science.net/ Bimonthly journals Oceanography journals English-language journals Publications established in 2005 European Geosciences Union academic journals Copernicus Publications academic journals

Peer-review process

Abstracting and indexing

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