About Us
Peer-reviewed international journal
Studia Marina is peer-reviewed international journal published in electronic and printed versions by the Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, since 1965. Since 2018, Studia Marina is published twice a year (June and December).
Studia Marina is currently cited in the ASFA (Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts). Studia Marina publishes original scientific papers, review articles and short communications on all aspects of marine sciences referring to the area of the Mediterranean, but especially the Adriatic Sea. Papers are published in English with an abstract and a keywords in Montenegrin. In case that author/s cannot provide the abstract and keywords in Montenegrin, the Editorial Board will prepare it. Studia Marina is available online for free at www.studiamarina.ucg.ac.me, and there is no publication fees for publishing.
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Original Scientific Papers
Original scientific papers should only report original results. The length of the papers should be a maximum of 20 printed pages (~80.000 characters with spaces). Larger articles can be accepted upon the editor's agreement.
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Review Articles
Review articles are generally accepted only upon invitation or after being agreed by the editor. Prospective authors are encouraged to send an extended abstract (up to two pages of printed text) which will outline the scope of the subject, its main points and objectives and explain how the topic will benefit the scientific public. Upon review of the abstract, the author can be invited to submit the manuscript within an agreed time limit and following the guidelines for submission of standard papers.
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Short Communications
Short communications should be no longer than four printed pages (~16.000 characters with spaces). They should be confined to a single point within the scope of the journal, such as an unusual or rare occurrence, an interesting observation, etc.
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Acceptance of Papers:
Papers will normally be reviewed by two or more experts in the relevant scientific discipline and evaluated for publication by the editor or editorial board. The submissions may be returned to authors without reviewing if the editor finds them to be of inadequate quality or inappropriate for Studia Marina.
Editors
Vesna Mačić
Editor-in-Chief
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Slađana Gvozdenović Nikolić
Technical Editor
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Egidio Trainito
Editorial board
Genoa Marine Centre-Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn Istituto Nazionale di Biologia, Ecologia e Biotecnologie Marine, Genoa, Italy
Davor Lučić
Editorial board
University of Dubrovnik, Institute for Marine and Coastal Research, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Lovrenc Lipej
Editorial board
Marine Biology Station Piran, National Institute of Biology, Piran, Slovenia
Patrick Schembri
Editorial board
University of Malta, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Malta
Ana Pešić
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Andrey Kostianoy
Editorial board
P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, S.Yu. Witte Moscow University, Moscow, Russia
Nadica Ivosević DeNardis
Editorial board
Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb, Croatia
Milica Mandić
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Slavica Matijević
Editorial board
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia
Igor Zonn
Editorial board
Engineering Research Production Center for Water Management, Moscow, Russia
Aleksandar Joksimović
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Dimitris Pursanidis
Editorial board
Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Applied and Computational Mathematics, Heraklion, Greece
Branka Pestorić
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Mirko Đurović
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Danijela Joksimović
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Svjetlana Krstulović Šifner
Editorial board
University of Split, Department of Marine Studies, Split, Croatia
Slavica Petović
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Olivera Marković
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Dragana Drakulović
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro
Zdravko Ikica
Editorial board
Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro