Pacific Science is a quarterly multidisciplinary peer-reviewed scientific journal covering the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin, focusing especially on biogeography , ecology , evolution , geology and volcanology , oceanography , palaeontology , and systematics . It is published by the University of Hawaiʻi Press and was established in 1947. It is the official journal of the Pacific Science Association .
5-435: The founding editor-in-chief was A. Grove Day . Leonard D. Tuthill served as editor of vols. 2-7 (1948–1953); William A. Gosline edited vols. 8-10 (1954–1956) and vols. 22-25 (1968–1971); and O. A. Bushnell edited vols. 11-21 (1957–1967). The longest-serving editor was E. Alison Kay , who edited vols. 26-54 (1972–2000), stepping down only after she retired. Gerald D. Carr edited vols. 55-58 (2001–2004) and from vol. 59 (2005)
10-424: Is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accountable for delegating tasks to staff members and managing them. The term is often used at newspapers , magazines , yearbooks , and television news programs. The editor-in-chief is commonly the link between the publisher or proprietor and
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20-438: The editorial staff. The term is also applied to academic journals , where the editor-in-chief gives the ultimate decision whether a submitted manuscript will be published. This decision is made by the editor-in-chief after seeking input from reviewers selected on the basis of relevant expertise. For larger journals, the decision is often upon the recommendation of one of several associate editors who each have responsibility for
25-419: Was succeeded by Curtis C. Daehler. All editors have been faculty of the University of Hawaiʻi. The journal's first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on Project MUSE , which continues to host archives of vols. 55 (2001) through 61 (2007). The most current electronic edition is available on BioOne , which also hosts archives going back to vol. 59 (2005). Back issues of Pacific Science are archived online in
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