About the Journal

Focus and Scope
 
The journal Arquivos de Ciências do Mar (ISSN 0374-5686 print; ISSN 2526-7639 online) is the scientific communication vehicle of the Institute of Marine Sciences (LABOMAR) at the Federal University of Ceará. Established in 1961, it is available electronically through the website ufc.br. This journal operates on a continuous publication basis and is dedicated to disseminating research in the following fields of study:
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Marine Chemical Oceanography and Geochemistry
  • Marine Biology and Bioecology
  • Fisheries, Population Dynamics, and Fisheries Prospecting
  • Environmental and Seafood Microbiology
  • Mariculture
  • Geological Oceanography and Coastal Dynamics
  • Impacts and Management of Coastal and Marine Zones
The journal's Board of Associate Editors consists of specialists in the aforementioned fields of knowledge, who are recognized by the academic community for their expertise and are responsible for providing technical-scientific reviews on the merit of submitted articles.
 
Open Access Policy
 
This journal provides immediate open access to its content, following the principle that making scientific knowledge freely available to the public supports a greater global democratization of knowledge.
 
Our Indexers:
  • Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA);
  • Regional Online Information System for Scientific Journals of Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, and Portugal (Latindex);
  • Google Scholar;
  • Diadorim.
The journal holds a Qualis (CAPES) ranking in several fields (ISSN: 0374-5686), having been classified as B3 in the last quadrennial evaluation (2017-2020).
 
Archiving
 
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries, allowing them to create permanent archives of the journal for preservation and restoration purposes.