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Scope
The Journal of Physical Oceanography (JPO) (ISSN: 0022-3670; eISSN: 1520-0485) publishes research related to the physics of the ocean and to processes operating at its boundaries. Observational, theoretical, and modeling studies are all welcome, especially those that focus on elucidating specific physical processes. Papers that investigate interactions with other components of the Earth system (e.g., ocean–atmosphere, physical–biological, and physical–chemical interactions) as well as studies of other fluid systems (e.g., lakes and laboratory tanks) are also invited, as long as their focus is on understanding the ocean or its role in the Earth system.
2019 Impact Factor: 3.3183
Submission Types
- Articles: Up to 7500 words (approximately 26 double-spaced pages), including the body text, acknowledgments, and appendixes. The word limit does not include the title page, abstract, references, captions, tables, and figures. If a submission exceeds the word limit, the author must provide a justification for the length of the manuscript and request the Chief Editor’s approval of the overage. This request may be uploaded in a document with the "Cover Letter" item type or entered in the comment field in the submission system.
- Reviews: Synthesis of previously published literature that may address successes, failures, and limitations. Requires Review Proposal. For more information, see Review Articles.
- Comment and Reply Exchange: Comments are written in response to a published article and should be submitted within 2 years of the publication date of the original article (although the editor can waive this limit in extenuating circumstances). The author of the original article has the opportunity to write a Reply. These exchanges are published together.
- Corrigenda: The corrigendum article type is available for authors to address errors discovered in already published articles. For more information, see Corrigenda.
Editors and Staff Contacts
Chief Editor
Jerome A. Smith, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Editors
Paola Cessi, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ilker Fer, University of Bergen
Gregory Foltz, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Baylor Fox-Kemper, Brown University
Nicole Jones, University of Western Australia
Jody Klymak, University of Victoria
Joseph LaCasce, University of Oslo
Associate Editors
Hidenori Aiki, Nagoya University
Maarten Buijsman, University of Southern Mississippi
Jörn Callies, California Institute of Technology
Sylvia T. Cole, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Eric A. D'Asaro, University of Washington
Peter R. Gent, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Robert Hallberg, NOAA/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory
Gregory C. Johnson, NOAA/Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory
Sam Kelly, University of Minnesota Duluth
Yueng-Djern Lenn, Bangor University
Trevor McDougall, University of New South Wales
Roger M. Samelson, Oregon State University
Andrew L. Stewart, University of California, Los Angeles
Leif Thomas, Stanford University
Jacob O. Wenegrat, University of Maryland, College Park
Daniel Whitt, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Peer Review Support Staff
Felicia Gullotta, Assistant to Jerome A. Smith
Andrea Herbst-Horner, Assistant to Jody Klymak
Hannah Kleppner, Assistant to Joseph LaCasce, Ilker Fer, Gregory Foltz, and Baylor Fox-Kemper
Al Russo, Assistant to Nicole Jones
Christine Ziebarth, Assistant to Paola Cessi
Production Staff
Mike Friedman, Senior Manager for Publishing Operations
Mark E. Fernau, Lead Technical Editor
Nicole E. Rietmann, Lead Copy Editor
Liz Wright, Author Submission Support
3 2019 Journal Impact Factors by Clarivate Analytics; Oceanography category.