Chair: Pierre Pepin

Publications are explicitly at the heart of the function of ICES, as emphasized by Article 1, Section c of the 1964 Convention:

It shall be the duty of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea…

c) to publish or otherwise disseminate the results of research and investigations carried out under its auspices or to encourage the publication thereof.

Pending the ongoing restructuring of the intermediate level of the Science Programme, the Transition Group on ICES Publications (TGIP), on behalf of the Science Committee (SCICOM), will maintain an overview of this important source of information and, when appropriate, advise the ICES Secretariat on its publication activities, offering recommendations on ways to make ICES publications more effective in:

• Reflecting essential ICES aims and programmes;
• Representing the Council’s work to those outside immediate ICES circles;
• Fulfilling their potential as strong and valuable assets for the Council;
• Keeping pace with changing scientific and communication needs.

TGIP will meet in open session at the ICES Annual Science Conference, and report directly to the Science Committee (SCICOM). The outcome of the restructuring of the Science Programme, including the remit and composition of a new Publications/Communication body, will be finalised and communicated at the ASC in September 2009.

ICES publications include:

• ICES Journal of Marine Science
• ICES Cooperative Research Reports
• ICES Techniques in Marine Environmental Sciences
• ICES Identification Leaflets for Plankton
• ICES Identification Leaflets for Diseases and Parasites of Fish and Shellfish
• ICES Insight
• ICES expert and working group reports
• ICES ASC documents
• ICES website

Authors may wish to consult:

IJMS Guide for Authors
IJMS Word List

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