Journal of Marine and Island Cultures

Welcome to the article submission portal for the Journal of Marine and Island Cultures.

Journal of Marine and Island Cultures publishes English language articles and uses a simplified style of Harvard referencing (see below). Authors are expected to submit their final manuscripts in the prescribed house style.

To get started, follow the 'Make a Submission' link on the right, or to view your submissions that are currently in the review process, follow the 'Submissions' link in the navigation bar above.


Articles should be between 5,000–10,000 words in length. In special cases, please ask the editor. In addition to full-length articles, Journal of Marine and Island Cultures publishes following articles: short communication (a brief report to report to readers before completion of the full paper, <5,000 words in length); survey record (essays on the island survey, survey data, photo materials, etc. <5,000 words in length); and book review (information on the island and marine-related books and publications, <1,000 words in length).

All manuscripts should be submitted in electronic form in Word format. Use of styles in your formatting is not a requirement but is preferred. Please read the Information for Authors page before making a submission.