Aim and Scope
Antarctic Science is an international journal, published online by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Antarctic Science Ltd, for the whole Antarctic science community. Original papers are accepted from scientists of any nation, subject to peer review by at least two expert referees (only one in the case of Short Notes). Papers must present scientific results or interpretations that are new, or describe major advances in technology and their application, and have not been published elsewhere. Submissions may relate to any field of science, except medical research. Authors should state, when submitting, if the paper has originally been submitted elsewhere. Failure to do this may result in immediate rejection.
Papers should focus on Antarctica, the sub-Antarctic and the Southern Ocean. Papers making comparisons with other regions will also be acceptable.
Antarctic Science is published only in English. The Editors particularly welcome papers with a multidisciplinary approach. There are no page charges, though an Open Access option is available . From 1st October 2024 all articles accepted for publication in Antarctic Science will be published open access. For more information, please see our open access FAQs.
Antarctic Science publishes guest editorials, opinions, perspective, data, synthesis/review and research papers (no fixed length), short notes and stratigraphical notes on technical developments and recent discoveries (up to two pages) and book reviews. Purely taxonomic papers are not considered unless they deal with broader interdisciplinary questions of biogeography or evolution.
We accept the following types of articles:
- Research Article* (Biological, Earth, Physical and Social Sciences)
- Short Note* (Biological, Earth, Physical and Social Sciences)
- Synthesis/Review Paper*
- Book Review**
- Noticeboard**
- Opinion Paper**
- Perspective Paper**
- Editorial and Guest Editorial**
- Obituary**
* All or part of the publication costs for these article types may be covered by one of the agreements Cambridge University Press has made to support open access. For authors not covered by an agreement, and without APC funding, please see this journal's open access options for instructions on how to request an APC waiver.
** No APCs are required for these article types.
An entire issue of the journal may be devoted to publishing the proceedings of an Antarctic meeting or to an edited compilation of papers on a specific topic. These issues, listed by the Journal as 'Special Collections', will be advertised on the Journal's website, and will require the proposers to provide a short descriptive text, and a list of proposed editors to handle submissions for the issue. Organizers interested in this should contact the Editors immediately after the meeting programme is finalized. A financial contribution towards the costs of publication may be required and all papers will be subject to normal refereeing and editing.
The Antarctic Treaty requires that data and information from Antarctic research is made freely available. The journal requests that authors deposit their data in an open repository and make a clear statement at the end of the paper of its location and accessibility. The Editors assume that those authors who publish in the journal will be happy to review submissions in their own field.
Submitting to Antarctic Science
Please use the menus to the left to find information about preparing and submitting your materials to the journal.