Joint Special Issue between the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium and Oceans

Dear Colleagues,

Prior to the postponement of the 14th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS 2020, https://www.icrs2020.de/), due to be held in Bremen, Germany, arrangements had been made with the journal Oceans to produce a conference Special Issue to which conference delegates could submit papers based on their presentations or posters.

While the conference itself has now been postponed until 2021, the organizers (chaired by Professor Christian Wild) and Oceans have agreed to continue with the publication of a Special Issue in 2020. This is to provide intending delegates, who so wish, with an appropriate outlet for material that they had expected to publish this year. Suitable manuscripts will be published online as they are received and approved, thus ensuring publication in 2020 for manuscripts that are received in good time.

The Special Issue will retain the planned name (i.e., “The Future of Coral Reefs: Research Submitted to ICRS 2020”) and continue to reflect the conference themes. In addition, it is anticipated that a sister (Part II) issue will be published in 2021, linked to the actual conference event.

Instructions on how to submit to Oceans may be found at https://www.mdpi.com/journal/oceans/instructions. All submissions will be subject to standard reviewing procedures to ensure reasonable standards of writing and accuracy. Oceans has no restrictions on the length of manuscripts and, hence, short papers based on either conference presentations or posters will be considered.

Authors wishing to submit a manuscript related to ICRS2020 are asked to notify the coordinating editor, Prof. Dr. Rupert Ormond (rupert.ormond.mci@gmail.com) before they submit, mentioning their conference abstract reference number. They should also consult with him if they require additional time beyond the normal deadline for receipt of ICRS2020-related manuscripts of October 30th, 2020.

Authors whose first language is not English are encouraged to submit manuscripts, but it is recommended that they have their text checked by a native English speaker or make use of MDPI’s English Editing Service (https://www.mdpi.com/authors/english).

Link in Oceans: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/oceans/special_issues/coral_reefs

Link in ICRS2020: https://www.icrs2020.de/program/oceans-special-issue/