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Australian Association for Maritime Affairs --- "Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs" [2008] MarStudies 21; (2008) 161 Maritime Studies 1

• Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs

AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR MARITIME AFFAIRS

Fresh look for Maritime Studies –

Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs

Maritime Studies will soon have a new name. From 2009, it will be published as the Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs (AJMOA). The Australian Association for Maritime Affairs has changed the name in order to emphasise that our areas of interest extend beyond the ‘maritime’ domain to every facet of the marine environment, including all human activities at sea (from tourism to the exploitation of seabed resources).

This is the final issue of Maritime Studies. Volume 1, no. 1 of its replacement, the Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs, should reach subscribers in the first quarter of 2009. Existing subscribers do not need to take any action – current subscriptions will be applied to the new journal and invoices will be issued when subscriptions are due for renewal.

AJMOA will continue the 27 year tradition of Maritime Studies by continuing to publish full-length articles and shorter commentaries by academics and professionals in the field on the wide variety of marine topics that interest our broad readership, as well as offering shorter ‘In Brief’ pieces and book reviews. All articles will continue to be ‘blind’ refereed by experts in the field.

Call for papers

The Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs invites papers for its forthcoming themed issue, Shipping in the Asia-Pacific Region. We all remain dependent on the ocean and the security and efficiency of shipping operations. This is especially the case for those of us in the Asia-Pacific region. In Australia, for example, 99.9 per cent of trade by volume is carried by sea. This represents 70 per cent of all trade by value.

AJMOA welcomes the submission of articles (around 5,000-7,000 words) and commentaries (around 2,000 words) that address topical issues that affect shipping in the Asia-Pacific region. Submissions are due 20 April 2009. For queries, please contact the Editor (below).

New member of Editorial team

The Editorial team welcomes its newest member, Dr Clive Schofield. Clive holds a prestigious QEII Research Fellowship at the Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) at the University of Wollongong. He is a political geographer who specialises in international maritime boundaries.

Warwick Gullett

Editor

Associate Professor of Law

Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security

University of Wollongong

Email: wgullett@uow.edu.au