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Women in Marine Science: 2026 celebrates research led by women across all marine disciplines — from ecology to policy. Submit your original research, review or perspective as first or last woman author. Deadline: 1 December 2026.
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Editors
See allcarlos m. duarte
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Field Chief Editor
Frontiers in Marine Science
eric 'pieter achterberg
GEOMAR Helmholtz Center for Ocean Research Kiel, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres (HZ)
Kiel, Germany
Specialty Chief Editor
Marine Biogeochemistry
susana agusti
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Specialty Chief Editor
Global Change and the Future Ocean
laura airoldi
University of Padova Chioggia Hydrobiological Station
Chioggia, Italy
Specialty Chief Editor
Marine Conservation and Sustainability
