Pacific Science
Encyclopedia
Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary, academic journal devoted to the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin, focusing especially on biogeography
, ecology
, evolution
, geology
and volcanology
, oceanography
, palaeontology, and systematics
. It has been published by the University of Hawaii Press
since 1947, and serves as the official journal of the Pacific Science Association
.
Volume 1 lists A. Grove Day as the editor in chief of a general editorial board for the University of Hawaii
, where the editorship has remained. Leonard D. Tuthill of the Dept. of Zoology and Entomology served as editor of vols. 2-7 (1948-53); William A. Gosline of the Dept. of Zoology edited vols. 8-10 (1954-56) and vols. 22-25 (1968-71); and O. A. Bushnell
of the Dept. of Microbiology edited vols. 11-21 (1957-67). The longest-serving editor was E. Alison Kay
of the Dept. of General Science, then the Dept. of Zoology (from 1982), who edited vols. 26-54 (1972-2000), stepping down only after she retired. Gerald D. Carr of the Dept. of Botany edited vols. 55-58 (2001-04) and was succeeded by his departmental colleague, Curtis C. Daehler, from vol. 59 (2005).
The journal appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on Project MUSE
, which continues to host archives of vols. 55 (2001) through 61 (2007). The most current electronic edition is available on BioOne
, which also hosts archives going back to vol. 59 (2005).
Back issues of Pacific Science are archived online in the University of Hawaii at Mānoa's ScholarSpace
institutional repository
.
Biogeography
Biogeography is the study of the distribution of species , organisms, and ecosystems in space and through geological time. Organisms and biological communities vary in a highly regular fashion along geographic gradients of latitude, elevation, isolation and habitat area...
, ecology
Ecology
Ecology is the scientific study of the relations that living organisms have with respect to each other and their natural environment. Variables of interest to ecologists include the composition, distribution, amount , number, and changing states of organisms within and among ecosystems...
, evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
, geology
Geology
Geology is the science comprising the study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which it evolves. Geology gives insight into the history of the Earth, as it provides the primary evidence for plate tectonics, the evolutionary history of life, and past climates...
and volcanology
Volcanology
Volcanology is the study of volcanoes, lava, magma, and related geological, geophysical and geochemical phenomena. The term volcanology is derived from the Latin word vulcan. Vulcan was the ancient Roman god of fire....
, oceanography
Oceanography
Oceanography , also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth science that studies the ocean...
, palaeontology, and systematics
Systematics
Biological systematics is the study of the diversification of terrestrial life, both past and present, and the relationships among living things through time. Relationships are visualized as evolutionary trees...
. It has been published by the University of Hawaii Press
University of Hawaii Press
The University of Hawaii Press is a university press that is part of the University of Hawaii.The University of Hawaii Press was founded in 1947, with the mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship by publishing current research in all disciplines of the humanities and natural and social...
since 1947, and serves as the official journal of the Pacific Science Association
Pacific Science Association
The Pacific Science Association is a regional, non-governmental, scholarly organization that seeks to advance science and technology in support of sustainable development in the Pacific Rim...
.
Volume 1 lists A. Grove Day as the editor in chief of a general editorial board for the University of Hawaii
University of Hawaii
The University of Hawaii System, formally the University of Hawaii and popularly known as UH, is a public, co-educational college and university system that confers associate, bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees through three university campuses, seven community college campuses, an employment...
, where the editorship has remained. Leonard D. Tuthill of the Dept. of Zoology and Entomology served as editor of vols. 2-7 (1948-53); William A. Gosline of the Dept. of Zoology edited vols. 8-10 (1954-56) and vols. 22-25 (1968-71); and O. A. Bushnell
O. A. Bushnell
O. A. "Ozzy" Bushnell was a microbiologist, historian, novelist, and professor at the University of Hawaii. Descended from contract laborers from Portugal and Norway and a mechanic from Italy, he was born in the working-class neighborhood of Kakaako...
of the Dept. of Microbiology edited vols. 11-21 (1957-67). The longest-serving editor was E. Alison Kay
E. Alison Kay
E. Alison Kay was a malacologist, environmentalist, and professor at the University of Hawaii. She was born in Eleele and grew up on the island of Kauai in the Territory of Hawaii, graduated from Punahou School in 1946, and obtained her first B.A. from Mills College in 1950. She then went on to...
of the Dept. of General Science, then the Dept. of Zoology (from 1982), who edited vols. 26-54 (1972-2000), stepping down only after she retired. Gerald D. Carr of the Dept. of Botany edited vols. 55-58 (2001-04) and was succeeded by his departmental colleague, Curtis C. Daehler, from vol. 59 (2005).
The journal appears quarterly in January, April, July, and October. Its first electronic edition appeared in 2001 on Project MUSE
Project MUSE
Project MUSE is an online database of current and back issues of peer-reviewed humanities and social sciences journals. It was founded in 1993 by Todd Kelley and Susan Lewis and is a project of the Johns Hopkins University Press and the Milton S. Eisenhower Library. It had support from the Mellon...
, which continues to host archives of vols. 55 (2001) through 61 (2007). The most current electronic edition is available on BioOne
BioOne
BioOne is an online, full-text database of 167 peer-reviewed scientific journals and books in the biological, ecological, and environmental sciences. Included publications are published by 126 scientific societies, museums, and independent presses...
, which also hosts archives going back to vol. 59 (2005).
Back issues of Pacific Science are archived online in the University of Hawaii at Mānoa's ScholarSpace
ScholarSpace
ScholarSpace is an institutional repository for the digital scholarly output for the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa community. Contributors include researchers, faculty, and students who maintain copyright to their submissions and can control access to their collections. ScholarSpace is an attempt...
institutional repository
Institutional repository
An Institutional repository is an online locus for collecting, preserving, and disseminating - in digital form - the intellectual output of an institution, particularly a research institution....
.