Some facts of interest:

  • Polar Research was established by the Norwegian Polar Institute in 1982 and was published as a subscription title until 2011.
  • Publishing with Polar Research is free, including colour images, data and supplemental files.
  • Contributors are encouraged to post and distribute the final PDFs of their articles as widely as possible.
  • The journal's international Editorial Board oversees the rigorous peer-review of submissions from around the world.
  • Polar Research is tracked/ covered by leading indexes and databases, including Web of Science and Science Citation Reports.
  • Polar Research is also published in an EPUB format giving readers access on their smart phone or other hand-held devices.
  • The Polar Research website includes a listing of polar meetings (contact the publisher to have your event listed there or to discuss paid advertising on the website).
  • Polar Research tweets from @PolarResearch.

The scope of Polar Research encompasses research in all scientific disciplines relevant to the polar regions. These include biology, ecology, geology, oceanography, glaciology and atmospheric science, The journal's scope also includes the human and social sciences and polar management topics Here is a small sample of recent publications:

Correlative and dynamic species distribution modelling for ecological predictions in the Antarctic: a cross-disciplinary concept
by Gutt et al. (vol. 31)

Leadership in politics and science within the Antarctic Treaty
by Dudeney & Walton (vol. 31)

Some like it cold: microbial transformations of mercury in polar regions
by Barkay et al. (vol. 30)

Global southern limit of flowering plants and moss peat accumulation
by Convey et al. (vol. 30)

Making science animations: new possibilities for making science accessible to the public
by May et al. (vol. 30)

The oldest plesiosaur (Reptilia, Sauropterygia) from Antarctica
by Kellner et al. (vol. 30)

Thousand years of winter surface air temperature variations in Svalbard and northern Norway reconstructed from ice core data
by Divine et al. (vol. 30)

Greenland sharks (Somniosus microcephalus) scavenge offal from minke (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) whaling operations in Svalbard (Norway)
by Leclerc et al. (vol. 30)

The fostering of cross-disciplinary science as a result of the IPY: ''connectivity'' created by the Canada Three Oceans project
by Dickson et al. (vol. 30)