The Journal of Plankton Research is a forum for papers that significantly advance the field of plankton research, and in particular our understanding of the wider role of plankton in ecosystem dynamics, ecology and evolution.

Hypothesis-driven work is favored. Region-specific findings should be set in a broad general context that advances scientific understanding. Investigations carried out using interdisciplinary methods are particularly encouraged. Papers must be of interest to our broad readership of plankton researchers.

JPR seeks to publish the highest quality scientific papers, with rapid publication, and with high standards of technical presentation.

In JPR all articles are free access 12 months after publication.

David Cushing Prize
The prize honours the memory of David Cushing, Founding Editor of Journal of Plankton Research. It is awarded annually for the best paper by an early career stage scientist published in the journal during the previous year, where the first author is aged 30 or younger. The value of the prize is £300/$465, awarded in Oxford University Press book vouchers. The name of the award winner will be published in the journal and on the web-site, and the winning paper will be made freely available online. Self-nomination is available as part of the online submission procedure. It is hoped that this prize will help to foster the interesting and high quality papers by young scientists that David Cushing so actively supported and that it will be a lasting legacy to the enormous contribution of the Founding Editor.

To see this year's prize winner and a list of past winners please visit our webpage.

Categories of papers
The Journal of Plankton Research publishes papers in each of the following categories:

Original articles - traditional research papers of significance and broad interest to the field of plankton research. Text not normally exceeding 7000 words. Max. 12 printed pages inclusive of text, appropriate references, figs, and tables. Subject to standard peer review.
Brief communication - brief communications concern experiments, or sampling, exploring novel hypotheses but limited by sample size or duration. Unstructured abstract, one paragraph, max 150 words; Main body of text (excluding abstract, tables/figures, and references) not to exceed 1000 words; Max 2 tables or figures; Max 20 references. Subject to standard peer review.
Horizons articles* - topical and provocative reviews; Manuscripts for consideration should be short, approximately 2500 words. Max. 8 printed pages inclusive of text, appropriate references, figs, and tables. Subject to standard peer review. Authors are encouraged to contact one of the Editors before submitting a manuscript. Potential authors are advised to contact the Editor before submitting regarding the topic and content.
Review articles - comprehensive reviews and syntheses on topics of wide general interest within plankton research. Potential authors are advised to contact the Editor regarding topic and proposed length. Subject to standard peer review. Authors are encouraged to contact one of the Editors before submitting a manuscript.
Comments - comments on, or replies to published papers, particularly Horizons articles, are actively encouraged. They should be submitted within 6 months of appearance in the Journal of Plankton Research; approximately 500 words. Max. 2 printed pages. Subject to standard peer review.
Book reviews - recent books on subjects of interest to plankton researchers. Generally book reviews are solicited by the Editor in Chief. However, suggestions as to books perhaps meriting a review or offers to review a particular title are welcome. Not generally subject to peer review.
Obituary - notices of the passing of notable plankton researchers are generally solicited by the Editor in Chief. However suggestions are welcome. Not generally subject to peer review.
*The aim of "Horizons" is to be somewhat provocative, to set hypotheses and to suggest methods for testing them. Based on a concise review of the current issues in a particular field of plankton research, the intention is to stimulate new research and to indicate new directions. Short comments on 'Horizons' articles are encouraged. For examples of recent “Horizons” articles see: Horizons Articles.

Journal of Plankton Research also publishes “Themed Clusters” of papers and occasional Special Issues on appropriate topical themes. These may be based on submissions at special sessions at scientific meetings or workshops. For example, “Themed Section: The Continuous Plankton Recorder - towards a global perspective”, J. Plankton Res., 32: 619 - 1713 and “A century of work on Oxyrrhis marina, a re-emerging model protist”, J. Plankton Res., 33: 549 - 675.

Please contact the Editor-in-Chief with proposals for themed clusters of papers or potential Special Issues.

Editor-In-Chief
John R. Dolan
France

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Managing Editor
Lulu Stader
UK

Social Media Editor
Elisabeth Larsen
USA

Founding Editor:
David Cushing
UK

Associate Editors and Interests
Beatrix Beisner
Canada
Freshwater Plankton, Spatial Ecology, Biodiversity, Food Webs

Lisa Campbell
USA
Phytoplankton Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Ocean Observing

Xabier Irigoien
Spain
Marine Zooplankton Ecology, Physiology

Marja Koski
Denmark
Marine, Field And Laboratory Zooplankton Ecology

Pia H. Moisander
USA
Microbial Ecology, Nitrogen Cycle, Cyanobacterial Blooms

Editorial Board and Interests:
Miguel Alcaraz
Spain
Marine Zooplankton Ecology, Food-Web, Zooplankton And Biogeochemical Cycles, Metabolism

Tom Anderson
UK
Marine Ecosystem Model, Stoichiometry, Dissolved Organic Matter And The Microbial Loop

John Beaver
USA
Freshwater Zooplankton, Phytoplankton, Cyanotoxins, Trophic Level Interactions, Invasive Species, Daphnia

Paul M. Berube
USA
Microbial Ecology, Nitrogen Cycle, Prochlorococcus, Synechococcus, Freshwater And Marine Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria And Archaea

Robert Brewin
UK
Phytoplankton Pigment Composition, Primary Production, Ocean Colour, Earth Observation

Cayelan Carey
USA
Freshwater Phytoplankton, Nutrient Cycling, Ecosystem Dynamics, Cyanobacteria

Hans Dam
USA
Aquatic Evolutionary Ecology, Adaptation, Experimental Evolution, Phenotypic Plasticity, Organismal Performance, Toxic Prey

Piotr Dawidowicz
Poland
Predator-Induced Defenses, Diel Vertical Migrations, Swimming And Escape Behaviour, Life-History Shifts, Cladocera, Daphnia

Steven Declerck
Netherlands
Freshwater Zooplankton, Ecological Stoichiometry, Monogonont Rotifers, Cladocera, Daphnia

John Dower
Canada
Larval Fish, Zooplankton, Feeding, Growth, Food Webs, Secondary Production

Zoe Finkel
Canada
Phytoplankton, Macroevolution, Macroecology, Community Structure, Photosynthesis, Stoichiometry, Primary Production

Kevin Flynn
UK
Plankton Model, Nutrient Physiology, Stoichiometry, Mixotrophy, Phytoplankton, Microzooplankton, Ocean Acidification

Peter Franks
USA
Physical-Biological Interactions, Plankton Ecology, Turbulence, Internal Waves, Fronts, Npz Models, Patchiness

Josep Gasol
Spain
Microbes, Cytometry, Ecosystem Structure, Bacterial Activity, Bacterial Diversity

Alessandra Giani
Brazil
Phytoplankton, Cyanobacteria, Cyanotoxins, Interactions

Mark J. Gibbons
South Africa
Marine Zooplankton Ecology, Gelatinous Zooplankton

Jaime Gómez-Gutiérrez
Mexico
Zooplankton Ecology, Parasitology, Krill, Copepods, Chaetognaths, Secondary Productivity, Northeast Pacific

Maxim Gorbunov
USA
Phytoplankton, Coral, Photosynthesis, Photophysiology, Ocean Optics, Remote Sensing, Instrumentation And Sensors

Roger Harris
Uk
Marine Zooplankton

Andrew Hirst
UK
Marine Zooplankton Ecology, Physiology

Ian Jenkinson
P.R. China
Phytoplankton, Zooplankton, Physics, Scaling

Stein Kaartvedt
Norway
Macroplankton, Mesopelagic, Acoustics

Julie Keister
USA
Marine Mesozooplankton Ecology, Bio-Physical Coupling, Zooplankton Distribution And Climate Change

Thomas Kiørboe
Denmark
Marine Zooplankton Ecology, Model

Jacco Kromkamp
Netherlands
Microalgal Photosynthesis, Primary Production, Phytoplankton Ecology, Photobiology, Microphytobenthos, Estuaries, Coastal Areas

Petra Lenz
USA
Predator-Prey Interactions, Neurobiology And Behavior Of Zooplankton, Physiological Ecology, Metagenetics, Transcriptomics, Copepods, Calanoids, Life History Strategies, Diapause

Ángel López-Urrutia
Spain
Size Structure, Allometry, Appendicularia, Time Series

Hongbin Liu
Hong Kong
Microbial Food Web, Zooplankton, Trophic Interaction, Picoplankton, Synechococcus, Prochlorococcus

Connie Lovejoy
Canada
Microbial Ecology, Molecular Oceanography, Protists, Bacteria, Archaea, Arctic, Phytoplankton Phylogeny

Emilio Marañón
Spain
Coccolithophores, N2 Fixation, Microbial Plankton Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Phytoplankton, Primary Production

George McManus
USA
Microzooplankton, Ciliate, Trophic, Biogeography, Long Island Sound, Coastal, Estuary, Upwelling

David Montagnes
UK
Ciliates, Temperature, Ecophysiology

Katja Peijnenburg
Netherlands
Marine Zooplankton, Phylogeography, Biogeography, Molecular Evolution, Chaetognaths, Pteropods, Gastropods, Dna Barcoding, Morphometrics

Tawnya Peterson
USA
Biological Oceanography, Phytoplankton Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Water Quality

Alex Poulton
UK
Phytoplankton Ecology, Upper-Ocean Biogeochemistry, Primary Production, Calcification, Nutrient Cycling

Milla Rautio
Canada
Freshwater Zooplankton, Food Web Ecology, Winter Limnology, Paleolimnology, Fatty Acids, Stable Isotopes, UV Radiation

John Raven
UK
Phytoplankton, Ecophysiology

Anthony Richardson
Australia
Plankton Ecology, Statistical Modelling, Ecosystem Modelling, Climate Change

Tammi Richardson
USA
Photosynthesis, Fluorescence, Pigments, Community Composition, Carbon, Food Webs

Enric Saiz
Spain
Copepods, Marine Zooplankton, Trophic Interactions, Ecophysiology, Behaviour

Dietmar Straile
Germany
Freshwater Zooplankton, Analysis Of Long-Term Time Series, Climate Impacts And Phenology

Stephen Thackeray
UK
Long-Term, Monitoring, Cladocera, Copepoda, Lakes, Freshwater Zooplankton, Climate Change, Phenology, Spatial Heterogeneity

Jeff Turner
USA
Biological Pump, Phytoplankton/Zooplankton Ecology

Peter Von Dassow
Chile
Phytoplankton Life Cycles, Eukaryotic Phytoplankton Evolution, Coccolithophores, Eastern South Pacific, Flow Cytometry

Monica Winder
Sweden
Freshwater, Trophic Interactions, Climate Change, Food-Web Dynamics, Life History, Inducible Response, Long-Term Ecological Research

Gesche Winkler
Canada
Calanoid Copepods, Mysids, Trophic Ecology, Stable Isotopes, Fatty Acids, Ecophysiology, Phylogeography, Dna-Barcoding

Tim Wyatt
Spain
Phytoplankton, Population Dynamics, Life-History Strategies, Dom

Wuchang Zhang
P.R. China
Microzooplankton Ecology, Microbial Food Web Structure, Ciliate And Tintinnid Community, Epipelagic Zone

Adriana Zingone
Italy
Marine Phytoplankton Ecology, Harmful Algal Blooms, Microalgal Diversity And Distribution, Times Series, Taxonomy

Mikhail Zubkov
UK
Microbial Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Bacterioplankton, Prokaryotes, Protists, Isotopic Tracing

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