Call for Papers - Innovations for a New Sustained Blue Economy
Increase Productivity/Economics While Respecting Cultures Around the World - Fall 2023 Issue
This special issue will cover innovative marine, coastal, and port technologies that support a sustainable new Blue Economy. Manuscripts in this issue will focus on the broad topics that demonstrate the possibility for scalability, a high level of innovation, and the ability of the founders to execute through to full commercialization. Some of the subject areas to be considered include:
- Improvements to offshore wind infrastructure
- Eliminating sources of eutrophication from land-based, agriculture-based sources
- Biodiversity monitoring and species identification using new methods, including eDNA
- Robotic systems to support offshore work and subsea work
- Sustainable port operations to support ocean transportation and goods movements
- Improved systems for aquaculture, including mariculture
- CO2 sequestration and recycling
- Solutions to remove and destroy so-called forever chemicals from sensitive waterways
The MTS Journal is the flagship publication of the Marine Technology Society. It publishes the highest caliber, peer-reviewed papers on subjects of interest to the society: marine technology, ocean science, marine policy, and education.
Important Dates
- June 20, 2023 - Manuscript deadline
- August 15, 2023 - Authors receive reviews
- September 12, 2023 - Authors submit revisions
- September 26, 2023 - Authors receive 2nd round of reviews
- October 3, 2023 - Authors submit final revisions
- October 24, 2023 - Authors receive proofs
- October 31, 2023 - Authors return final corrections
- Early December - MTSJ available online
Author Information
Information for submitting manuscripts can be found at mtsociety.org/mts-journal-submissions. Authors who intent to submit a manuscript must complete an author information form (available on the website listed above) and return it to [email protected] as soon as possible.
For comments, suggestions, or requests, please email the Guest Editor: Millicent Pitts - [email protected] or MTS at [email protected].