Aims and scope
Marine Life Science & Technology (MLST), launched in 2019, publishes original research papers with new discoveries and theories across a broad range of life sciences and technologies, including basic biology, fisheries science and technology, medicinal bioresources, food science, biotechnology, ecology and environmental biology, especially associated with marine habitats. The journal puts emphasis on fostering synergistic interactions among the broad disciplines mentioned above, and aims to promote multidisciplinary approaches within the field of sciences. The journal is intended for biological scientists, aquaculture researchers, marine technologists, biological oceanographers and ecologists.
Specifically, but not exclusively, MLST covers the following topics:
- Basic Biology: all biological disciplines, including aquatic (both marine and freshwater) biodiversity, biochemistry, cell biology, computational biology, development, evolution, genetics and epigenetics, immunology, microbiology, omics and bioinformatics, phycology, physiology, reproductive biology, and zoology, etc.
- Fisheries Science & Technology: fisheries management and ecosystem modeling, stocking and enhancement technologies, fish physiology, reproduction and breeding, feeding and aquafeed development, immunology and disease control, stock assessment and environmental sustainability, etc.
- Marine Drugs & Bioproducts: including the discovery, structure elucidation, chemical synthesis, semi-synthesis, biosynthesis, structure-activity relationship and pharmacology of bioactive compounds from marine and terrestrial natural materials.
- Food Science & Biotechnology: including seafood nutrition, seafood processing and storage, food safety control and testing, food microbiology and biotechnology, functional foods and activity evaluation, marine enzyme engineering and biomaterials.
- Ecology & Environmental Biology: including biological oceanography, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, restoration ecology and technology, ecotoxicology, ecological security, environmental biology and health.