Saline Systems

Saline Systems

http://www.salinesystems.org/

Publisher: BioMed Central

Saline Systems is an Open Access, peer-reviewed, online journal  
considering high quality manuscripts on all aspects of basic and  
applied research on halophilic organisms and saline environments,  
from gene systems to ecosystems.

Saline Systems covers a wide array of coastal and inland saline  
environments, including natural lakes, marshes, springs, lagoons,  
estuaries, and man-made solar pans. The diverse microflora and  
macroflora and fauna of these environments present unique  
opportunities for basic research and biotechnology, while increasing  
human activities and climate change pose conservation and management  
challenges. Saline Systems' specific areas of interest include the  
systems biology, molecular biology, and environmental biology of  
halophilic and halotolerant organisms; the limnology of salt lakes  
including microbial ecology, biogeochemical cycling, paleolimnology,  
and trophic and ecosystem dynamics; the biodiversity, conservation,  
and resource management of saline environments; and biotechnological  
applications of saline environments, including aquaculture.

To date, no single journal has addressed the specific publication  
needs for research opportunities and conservation/management  
challenges presented by coastal and inland saline environments. Rapid  
progress in the molecular biology and microbial ecology of  
halotolerant/halophilic organisms and the sensitivity of many saline  
environments warrant an online journal with fast turnaround times.  
Many threatened saline environments are located in developing  
countries and the need for an Open Access journal to address the  
dissemination and sharing of knowledge with regard to their  
conservation and management is compelling. This journal provides an  
interdisciplinary forum for scientists working within all relevant  
fields.

Saline Systems considers the following types of articles:

* Research: reports of data from original research.
* Book reviews: short summaries of the strengths and weaknesses of a  
book. They should evaluate its overall usefulness to the intended  
audience.
* Commentaries: short, focused and opinionated articles on any  
subject within the scope of the journal. These articles are usually  
related to a contemporary issue, such as recent research findings,  
and are often written by opinion leaders.
* Database articles: describe a new database or a substantial  
improvement of an existing database.
* Methodology articles: present a new experimental method, test or  
procedure. The method described may either be completely new, or may  
offer a better version of an existing method.
* Short reports: brief reports of data from original research.
* Reviews: comprehensive, authoritative, descriptions of any subject  
within the scope of the journal. These articles are usually written  
by opinion leaders that have been invited by the Editorial Board.

All articles will be published and listed in PubMed immediately upon  
acceptance (after peer review).

ISSN: 1746-1448

Manuscripts should be submitted electronically to Saline Systems  
using the online submission system.

Editor-in-Chief:

Dr Shiladitya DasSarma
Professor
University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
Baltimore
United States

Email: dassarma@umbi.umd.edu

Content available in HTML and PDF format.

Current Issue: Volume 1:4 (4 July 2005)

Date: 28 July 2005