Inter-Research

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company_type = Private company
slogan = Building Insights. Breaking Boundaries.
foundation = 1979
location = Oldendorf/Luhe
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homepage = [http://www.int-res.com www.int-res.com]

Company Profile

Founded in 1979 and located in Oldendorf/Luhe, northern Germany, [http://www.int-res.com Inter-Research] (IR) is a specialized scientific publishing company. It was founded by Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Otto Kinne.

IR Journals

Inter-Research is the publisher of international scientific journals, some of which are leaders in their field:

*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/meps Marine Ecology-Progress Series] " (MEPS)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/ame Aquatic Microbial Ecology] " (AME)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/dao Diseases of Aquatic Organisms] " (DAO)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/cr Climate Research] " (CR)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/esep Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics] " (ESEP)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/esr Endangered Species Research] " (ESR)
*" [http://www.int-res.com/journals/ab Aquatic Biology] " (AB)

Publication Standards and Background

Inter-Research maintains a very high standard of its publications through a large number of top-of-their-field editors and reviewers, as well as thorough preparation of manuscripts for publication, relying primarily on in-house copy editing and typesetting. The company remains close to the scientific community, going back all the way to its roots: its owner, Otto Kinne, already had a long, successful scientific career to draw from when he founded Inter-Research.

Inter-Research (IR) is a small company, compared to the big publishing houses that own thousands of scientific journals, but proudly maintains its independence and high standards of quality.

Open Access Policy

Inter-Research has a [http://www.int-res.com/journals/open-access progressive Open Access policy] : all articles are released with free Open Access (available as .pdf downloads) four years after their first appearance. All IR journals are 'hybrids', i.e. authors get the opportunity to purchase Open Access for their articles, once they are accepted. In addition, some of IR's journals are published completely Open Access ( [http://www.int-res.com/journals/AB/ AB] , [http://www.int-res.com/journals/ESEP/ ESEP] , [http://www.int-res.com/journals/ESR/ ESR] ).

Journal Ratings

The Inter-Research journals [http://www.int-res.com/journals/MEPS MEPS] and [http://www.int-res.com/journals/AME AME] have some of the highest rankings in their field. For example, MEPS is number one on the list of journals in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) category 'Marine and Freshwater Ecology' on [http://eigenfactor.org/ eigenfactor.org] for 2006.

Other Activities

Ecology Institute

The Inter-Research Science Center sponsors a number of activities, among which is the Ecology Institute (ECI). The ECI is a non-profit organization of research ecologists dedicated to fostering ecological knowledge and awareness. The institute awards the annual ECI Prize, which is awarded to ecologists distinguished by outstanding and sustained scientific achievements. The prize both honors the recipient and requires him or her to serve science and society by authoring a book taking into account the ECI's aims. The book is published in the series 'Excellence in Ecology' (EE) and made available worldwide on a non-profit basis.

External links

* [http://www.int-res.com Inter-Research Science Center]
* [http://www.int-res.com/journals Inter-Research Journals]
* [http://www.int-res.com/ecology-institute/eci-home Ecology Institute]