The journal, Coral Reefs, is intended to be a focal point for multidisciplinary literature across the broad fields of reef studies. It publishes analytical and theoretical papers on both modern and ancient reefs, and encourages the search for theories about reef structure and dynamics, and the use of experimentation, modelling, quantification and the applied sciences.
Some of the subject areas covered by the journal include:
population dynamics
community ecology of reef organisms
energy and nutrient flows
biogeochemical cycles
physiology of calcification
reef responses to natural and anthropogenic influences
stress markers in reef organisms
behavioural ecology
sedimentology
diagenesis
reef structure and morphology
evolutionary ecology of the reef biota
palaeoceanography of coral reefs and coral islands
science which underpins reef management
coral molecular biology and genetics
aetiology of disease in reef-related organisms
reef responses to global change
The journal accepts full length papers (Reports) and short papers (Notes). Review articles are also welcomed but authors should consult the Editor in Chief about the proposed subject and length before submission.

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Professor Morgan Pratchett
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
E-mail: morgan.pratchett@jcu.edu.au
TOPIC EDITORS
Biology Editors
Dr. Anastazia Banaszak
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de México (UNAM), Cancún, México
E-mail: banaszak@cmarl.unam.mx
Dr. Simon Davy
School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
E-mail: Simon.Davy@vuw.ac.nz
Dr. Andrew Hoey
ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
E-mail: andrew.hoey1@jcu.edu.au
Dr. Carly D. Kenkel
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
E-mail: ckenkel@usc.edu
Dr. Mark R. Patterson
Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
E-mail: m.patterson@neu.edu
Dr. Mark J.A. Vermeij
Science Director Carmabi Foundation, Piscaderabaai z/n, Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
E-mail: m.vermeij@carmabi.org
Ecology Editors
Dr. Michael Berumen 
Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA
and
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
E-mail: Michael.berumen@kaust.edu.sa
Dr Alastair Harborne 
Florida International University, Marine Sciences Program, North Miami, FL, USA
E-mail: alastair.harborne@fiu.edu
Dr. Stuart A. Sandin
Scripps Institution for Oceanography, Center for Marine Biodiversity & Conservation, UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
E-mail: ssandin@ucsd.edu
EDITORIAL BOARD
Dr. Serge Andréfouët 
UR Coreus-Institute de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), New Caledonia, France
Dr. Iliana Baums 
The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
Prof. Barbara Brown 
University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Dr. Deron Burkepile
Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Dr. Terry Done 
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Dr. Peter Edmunds 
California State University, Northridge, Northridge, California, USA
Dr. Christine Ferrier-Pages 
Centre Scientifique de Monaco, Monaco
Dr. James R. Guest
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Dr. Dennis Hubbard 
Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, USA
Dr. Kiho Kim
American University, Washington, DC, USA
Dr. Harilaos A. Lessios 
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panama
Dr. Janice M. Lough 
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Dr. Maggy Nugues 
USR 3278 CNRS-EPHE-CRIOBE, Perpignan, France
Dr. Valerie Paul
Smithsonian Marine Station, Fort Pierce, Florida, USA
Dr. Kimberly B. Ritchie 
Mote Marine Laboratory, Sarasota, Florida, USA
Dr. Randi Rotjan 
New England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Prof. George Stanley 
University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
Dr. Peter Swart
University of Miami/RSMAS, Miami, Florida, USA
Dr. Hugh Sweatman
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville, Australia
Dr. Hiroya Yamano 
National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Tsukuba City, Ibaraki, Japan