The history of theJournal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdomand the influence of the publication on marine research

Abstract

The origin and development of the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom is described on the occasion of the publication of the 100th volume. Papers in the Journal demonstrate how the techniques and approaches to the study of the marine environment have evolved over the 120 years of publication. The early papers provided a baseline description of the marine environment and of marine communities that allowed the effects of later perturbations of the environment to be determined. Both the early papers and the long time series of records have proved to be particularly relevant as marine scientists try to predict the long-term results of climatic and anthropogenic effects on the marine ecosystem. The Journal has now become increasingly international, with most papers coming from outside Europe.

Leave no one behind: challenges and opportunities for equity and diversity for marine journals in the 21st century

“…In 2020, the Journal of the Marine Biological Association (JMBA) celebrated its 100th volume. A key paper in this volume was a history of the JMBA by Dando & Southward (2020), which was an update of a paper previously published by Spooner et al (1987). The Dando & Southward paper was useful in elucidating the changes in JMBA production from the establishment of the journal in 1887 alongside changes in the wider publishing and scientific landscape.…”

Editorial

“…The investigation and reporting of impacts of tributyltin (TBT) on the marine environment leading to the implementation of national and global regulation to mitigate those impacts is often used as a prime example of successful science-policy interaction (Matthiessen, 2013). The Marine Biological Association (MBA) is understandably proud of the role it played in this story with important and influential research being carried out at the MBA's Laboratory in Plymouth and with key research on TBT and other contaminants being published in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (Dando & Southward, 2020).…”

Research for Ocean Sustainability

“…As part of our celebration of our 100 th volume we have published a series of reviews (Dando & Southward, 2020, Rainbow, 2020, Raven & Beardall, 2020, Langstone, 2020, Hawkins et al, 2020) reflecting on subjects typical of the Journal for more than one hundred years. We encourage authors to submit review articles and will continue to welcome such reviews and the insights they provide in the future.…”