Aims: The diversity of aquatic environments in the southern continents and oceans is of worldwide interest to researchers and resource managers in research institutions, museums, and other centres. The New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research plays an important role in disseminating information on observational, experimental, theoretical and numerical research on the marine, estuarine and freshwater environments of the region.

Scope of submissions: The New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research is an international journal that publishes original research papers, review papers, short communications, book reviews, letters and forum articles. We welcome submissions on all aspects of aquatic science in habitats ranging from lakes, streams and wetlands, to rocky shores, fjords and the open ocean. The journal places particular emphasis on Australasia, South America, Antarctica, and the Pacific and Southern oceans. The journal’s subject matter includes ecology, aquaculture and fisheries, genetics, biodiversity, bioinvasions, physical oceanography, limnology, hydrology, aquatic biotechnology, and aquatic chemistry.

Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate.

    No page charges for publication
    Free colour printing
    Articles published online before quarterly print publication
    Open Select options available for open access publication (e.g., Gold OA)

Electronic and printed issues are published quarterly (B5 format).

Peer review policy

All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and single-anonymized refereeing.

Senior Editor 
Dr Candida Savage – University of Otago, New Zealand  

Associate Editors 
Professor Andrea C Alfaro – Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand 
Dr Steve Bird – University of Waikato, New Zealand  
Dr Joanne Clapcott – Cawthron Institute, New Zealand 
Dr Neill Herbert – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Associate Professor Miles Lamare – University of Otago, New Zealand 
Dr Sebastian Naeher – GNS Science, New Zealand 
Dr Deniz Özkundakci – Waikato Regional Council, New Zealand 
Professor Conrad Pilditch – University of Waikato, New Zealand 
Professor Moninya Roughan – MetService, New Zealand and University of New South Wales, Australia  
Associate Professor Craig Stevens – NIWA, New Zealand and University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Associate Professor Karen Stockin – Massey University, New Zealand  
Dr Richard Taylor – University of Auckland, New Zealand 
Dr Jing Yang – NIWA, New Zealand