The history of Scientia Marina

摘要

There is a reason for scientific journals; they have an important function. But with time, circumstances change and so does the role these journals play: they must adapt or disappear. Here we present an account of a journal, first published in 1955 under the name Investigation Pesquera (Fisheries Research) and later acquiring its current title, Scientia Marina, that continues to be a very successful marine research journal, something that is not easy to achieve.