1 Aims and scope

Advances in Polar Science(APS) is an international, English-language, peer-reviewed journal that publishes scientific research results concerning the Arctic and Antarctic regions across a broad range of disciplines. It is sponsored by the Polar Research Institute of China.APSis a true open-access journal, with no publication fees and all articles are freely accessible as soon as they are released.

APSis a quarterly journal published in March, June, September and December, and circulated both nationally and internationally. Formerly known as theChinese Journal of Polar Science(English Edition), founded in 1990, this journal is known asAdvances in Polar Sciencefrom Volume 22 (2011).

The journal contains several categories:

Reviews: Summarizes representative results and achieve- ments in a particular topic or an area, comments on the current situation, and advice on research directions. Author opinions and related discussions are invited.

Opinion Editorial：Provides a forum to comment on the status and/or deficiencies of any aspect of polar science, to reflect on recent innovation or progress, and to promote internationally collaborative polar science projects.

Articles:Reports important original results in all areas of polar science.

Letters: Briefly presents novel and innovative findings related to polar science.

Trends：Reports important scientific news, information, and academic affairs, as well as major international programs or conferences in all areas of polar science.

2 Copyright

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3 Submission

Submission should be made by using our online submission system, ScholarOne Manuscripts: http://mc03.manuscriptcentral.com/apsci.

4 Subscription information

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5 Electronic edition

An electronic version is available freely at the websites: http://www.aps-polar.org or http://eng.cnki.net/grid2008/index.htm

6 Production and distribution

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