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Strategic challenges of tourism development and governance in Antarctica: taking stock and moving forward by Machiel Lamers et al. (Published: 20 February 2012)

Polar Research promotes the exchange of scientific knowledge about the Arctic and Antarctic across disciplinary boundaries, serving an international community of researchers and environmental managers. The journal's international Editorial Board oversees the rigorous peer-review of submissions from around the world. Scope The scope of Polar Research encompasses research in all scientific disciplines relevant to the polar regions. These include, but are not limited to, the subfields of biology, ecology, geology, oceanography, glaciology, and atmospheric science. Submissions from the human and social sciences and those focusing on polar management and policy issues are welcome. Contributions about Antarctica are particularly encouraged. Types of articles Original primary research papers comprise the mainstay of Polar Research. Review articles, brief research notes, letters to the editor and book reviews are also included. All regular papers will be published immediately after they have been edited, copyedited and the proofs finalized. Thematic clusters of articles, typically conference proceedings, are published from time to time and will be collated into online collections published at one and the same time.

WHY PUBLISH WITH Polar Research? Open access – Polar Research publishes your work free from all access barriers, allowing for global distribution. Since the beginning of 2011, when Polar Research became an open-access journal, its articles have been accessed online over 100,000 times. No publication fee charged – colour illustrations are free, and supplemental multi-media files can be posted online at no cost. Retain copyright – you retain the non-commercial copyright to your article and are free to disseminate it, make copies, deposit it in any repository, and more. Indexing – once published, your article will be comprehensively indexed in the foremost international databases. Post-publication statistics – after publication, you will receive updates regarding the number of full-text views of your paper. Comply with archiving policies – you can deposit any version of your paper in any required repository or archive, or post articles to your personal or institutional website. Add supplementary material – you can add data sets, protocols, videos, questionnaires etc to your article.

Polar Research is the international peer-reviewed journal of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway's central institution for research in, and environmental monitoring and mapping of, the polar regions. Polar Research was established in 1982 and became an open-access journal at the beginning of 2011.




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