Marine Ecology Progress Series
Encyclopedia
The Marine Ecology Progress Series is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
that covers all aspects of marine ecology.
. Its original concept was based on Marine Ecology, also edited by Kinne and published by John Wiley & Sons
. Kinne is still the editor-in-chief of the journal.
, Scopus
, and the Science Citation Index
.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
that covers all aspects of marine ecology.
History
The journal was founded by Otto KinneOtto Kinne
Otto Kinne is a German marine biologist. He was director of Germany's Biologische Anstalt Helgoland from 1962 to 1984. Since 1967 he has been a Professor at the University of Kiel. He established the Inter-Research Science Center and the International Ecology Institute in 1984, becoming the...
. Its original concept was based on Marine Ecology, also edited by Kinne and published by John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons
John Wiley & Sons, Inc., also referred to as Wiley, is a global publishing company that specializes in academic publishing and markets its products to professionals and consumers, students and instructors in higher education, and researchers and practitioners in scientific, technical, medical, and...
. Kinne is still the editor-in-chief of the journal.
Abstracting and indexing
The Marine Ecology Progress Series is indexed and abstracted in Biological AbstractsBiological Abstracts
Biological Abstracts is a database produced by Thomson Reuters through its subsidiary BIOSIS. It includes abstracts from peer-reviewed academic journal articles in the fields of biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, pre-clinical and experimental medicine, pharmacology, zoology, agriculture,...
, Scopus
Scopus
Scopus, officially named SciVerse Scopus, is a bibliographic database containing abstracts and citations for academic journal articles. It covers nearly 18,000 titles from over 5,000 international publishers, including coverage of 16,500 peer-reviewed journals in the scientific, technical, medical,...
, and the Science Citation Index
Science Citation Index
The Science Citation Index is a citation index originally produced by the Institute for Scientific Information and created by Eugene Garfield in 1960, which is now owned by Thomson Reuters. The larger version covers more than 6,500 notable and significant journals, across 150 disciplines, from ...
.