Sixty Years of Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (OMBAR) – A Brief Retrospective and Prospective

The vision of Harold Barnes – the founding editor-in-chief of Oceanography and Marine Biology: an Annual Review (OMBAR) – 60 years ago was that the journal would produce timely reviews by experts in the field of marine biology and oceanography. The success of OMBAR stems very much from Harold’s initiative, taken forward by Margaret’s scholarship, wide knowledge, and supportive role as editor over many years. Cruz et al. revisit Margaret Barnes’ classic 1996 review in OMBAR of the stalked barnacle Pollicipes as a tribute to her research and scholarship. In the early days, OMBAR was published by Allen and Unwin followed by Aberdeen University Press, and then later by University College London. Since 1999, it has been published by various parts of Taylor and Francis, who also republished older volumes under their imprints. Information technology and bibliometric approaches exploded in the 1980s and 1990s.