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The Bulletin of Marine Science is a hybrid open access journal dedicated to the dissemination of research dealing with the waters of the world’s oceans. All aspects of marine science are treated by the Bulletin of Marine Science, including papers in marine biology, biological oceanography, fisheries, marine policy, applied marine physics, marine geology and geophysics, marine and atmospheric chemistry, meteorology, and physical oceanography. In most regular issues the Bulletin features separate sections on new taxa, coral reefs, and novel research gear, instrument, device, or system with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in its section “Portraits of Marine Science”.

Published occasionally by the Bulletin, “Studies in Tropical Oceanography” is a book series on topics related to the tropical oceans and their flora and fauna. For a list of titles, please refer to the University of Miami's scholarly repository.

The Bulletin of Marine Science is now in its 72nd year of publication. Commencing in 1951 the first volumes were published as the Bulletin of Marine Science of the Gulf and Caribbean. The name was changed in 1965 (volume 15) to the present one. It is published by the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science, University of Miami, 4600 Rickenbacker Causeway, Miami, Florida 33149-1031 USA.

The Bulletin of Marine Science (print ISSN 0007-4977, online ISSN 1553-6955) is published four times per year in one volume for the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric & Earth Science of the University of Miami. The print edition of the Bulletin was discontinued with volume 98 in 2022. All print volumes were produced by AllenPress, Inc., 810 East 10th Street, Lawrence, Kansas 66044-0368 USA.

A history of the journal, published to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Bulletin, can be dowloaded by clicking here. An update published to celebrate the 70th Anniversary is available here

Journal Metrics

Journal Impact Factor: 1.5;
5-Year Impact Factor: 1.6 (2022)

H Index: 82 (2022)