PUBLICATION MANDATE
Fish and Fisheries  is a scientific journal that adopts a broad, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of fish biology and fisheries. It draws contributions in the form of major synoptic papers and syntheses that lay out new approaches, re-examine existing findings, methods or theory, and discuss papers and commentaries from diverse areas. Focal areas include fish palaeontology, molecular biology and ecology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, ecology, behaviour, evolutionary studies, conservation, assessment, population dynamics, mathematical modelling, ecosystem analysis and the social, economic and policy aspects of fisheries where they are grounded in a scientific approach. A paper in Fish and Fisheries must draw upon all key elements of the existing literature on a topic, normally have a broad geographic and/or taxonomic scope, and provide general points which make it compelling to a wide range of readers whatever their geographical location. So, in short, we aim to publish articles that make syntheses of old or synoptic, long-term or spatially widespread data, introduce or consolidate fresh concepts or theory, or, in the Ghoti section, briefly justify preliminary, new ideas. Please note that authors of submissions not meeting this mandate will be directed to the appropriate primary literature.

FAF IN  THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Fish and Fisheries is now available free online in the developing world. Access is through the AGORA[1] Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the OARE[2] Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

[1] www.aginternetwork.org/en/

[2] www.oaresciences.org/en/