Editorial Structure
Editorial Board
Marine and Freshwater Research is guided by an Editorial Board which comprises two co-Editors-in-Chief and a team of Associate Editors.
The co-Editors-in-Chief are appointed by the Publisher following approval by the Board of Standards established between CSIRO and the Australian Academy of Science. An overview of this partnership can be found on the CSIRO Publishing website. The co-Editors-in-Chief are appointed to lead and manage the Editorial Board, advocate for the journal to the research community, attract and select high-quality content for the journal and ensure high standards of publication ethics are maintained.
Associate Editors are selected by the co-Editors-in-Chief. Selection of Associate Editors is based on expertise in key areas of the journal’s scope and active participation internationally in their area of expertise. The co-Editors-in-Chief work with the Publisher towards securing a diverse Editorial Board through actively seeking editors from a range of backgrounds and cultures, paying close attention to gender, ethnicity, career stage and geographical diversity.
Associate Editors are appointed for a set term which may be renewed upon agreement by the Associate Editor, co-Editors-in-Chief and the Publisher.
The final decision to accept or reject papers is undertaken by the Associate Editor under the guidance of the co-Editor-in-Chief. The journal’s policies on peer review can be found on the journal website.
Our journal editors are expected to work within the framework of the Core Practices, and according to the CSIRO Publishing Editorial Board Conduct Policy.
Editors-in-Chief
- Shokoofeh Shamsi
Professor at Charles Sturt University, Australia
Keywords: parasitism, aquatic animals, disease investigation, fish - Vinicius Fortes Farjalla
Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Keywords: wetlands, floodplain lakes, shallow lakes, conservation, restoration
Associate Editors
- Bridie Allan
Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: predation, microplastic pollution, coral reef fish, ocean acidification, warming - Donald J. Baird
Visiting Research Professor at the Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Keywords: freshwater biodiversity, ecosystem services, applied ecogenomics, ecological risk assessment - Xavier Benito Granell
Researcher at the Insitute of Agrifood Research and Technology, Spain
Keywords: Paleolimnology, Diatoms, Foraminifera, aquatic ecosystems, quantitative time series modelling - Melanie Bishop
Professor of Marine Ecology at the School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia
Keywords: shellfish, eco-engineering, intertidal, restoration, nature-based solution - Dani Boix
Managing Director at the Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, Spain
Keywords: aquatic biodiversity, ponds, wetlands, temporary waters, brackish waters - Michelle T. Casanova
Federation University, Australia
Keywords: wetlands, plants, Charophytes, management, conservation - Jill Man-Ying Chiu
Associate Professor at the Department of Biology, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Keywords: marine biology and ecology, eco-toxicology - Gerard Patrick Closs
Professor at the University of Otago, New Zealand
Keywords: freshwater fish, freshwater ecology, life history, migration, fish larval ecology - Nick Davidson
Nick Davidson Environmental, UK
Keywords: wetlands, waterbirds, conservation, policy - Zhiqun Daniel Deng
Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA - Christine L. Dudgeon
Senior Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Australia
Keywords: Elasmobranch, Teleost, population genetics, movement ecology, conservation - Fiona Dyer
Professor of Water Science at the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Canberra, Australia
Keywords: eco-hydrology, water quality, water resource management, floodplain and wetland vegetation, environmental flows - Jacob L. Johansen
Professor at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA
Keywords: fish, ecology, coral reef, conservation - John Iwan Jones
Professor of Freshwater Ecology at the School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, UK
Keywords: biomonitoring, catchment management, food webs, invasive species, stable isotopes - Michael (Mike) Kevin Joy
Senior Research Fellow in Freshwater Ecology and Environmental Science at the School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Keywords: freshwater ecology, bioassessment, predictive modelling, environmental science - Michael John Kingsford
Distinguished Professor in Marine Biology at James Cook University, Australia
Keywords: reef fish, jellyfish, reef ecology, reef habitats, pelagic ecology - Ritesh Kumar
Director at Wetlands International South Asia, India
Keywords: wetlands, social ecological systems, ecosystem services, governance, values - Rebecca Lester
Professor at the School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Australia - Richard Marchant
Senior Curator at the Science Department of Museum Victoria, Australia
Keywords: freshwater invertebrates, river benthos, aquatic insect life cycles, disturbance of riverine ecosystems, invertebrate population dynamics - Rich McDowell
Principal Scientist at AgResearch, New Zealand
Keywords: agricultural systems, hydrology, land use, water quality - Camille Minaudo
Researcher at the University of Barcelona, Spain
Keywords: primary production, biogeochemistry, GHG fluxes, eutrophication, water optical properties - Simon Mitrovic
Professor at the University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Keywords: freshwater ecology, phytoplankton, cyanobacteria, environmental flows - Deniz Özkundakci
Associate Professor at the University of Waikato, New Zealand
Keywords: ecosystem modelling, lake ecology, water quality, ecological restoration - Kylie Anne Pitt
Professor at the School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Australia
Keywords: marine ecology, pelagic ecology, jellyfish - Haseeb Randhawa
Professor at the Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Iceland
Keywords: parasitology, fisheries ecology, stock identification, otolith microchemistry - Chiara Ravaglioli
Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Biology, University of Pisa, Italy
Keywords: marine ecologist, biodiversity, climate change, species interactions, ecosystem functioning - Daniel Roelke
Professor at Texas A&M University, USA
Keywords: plankton, ecology, ecosystem, freshwater, marine - Kerrylee Rogers
Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia
Keywords: mangrove, saltmarsh, estuaries, sedimentation, blue carbon - Hayden Schilling
Senior Fisheries Scientist at the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Australia
Keywords: statistical modelling, stock assessment, fish ecology, biological oceanography, fisheries - Luiz G. M. Silva
Senior Researcher at ETH-Zurich, Switzerland
Keywords: fish passage, hydropower, fish migration, freshwater, ecohydraulics - Colin Ashley Simpfendorfer
Adjunct Professor, James Cook University, Australia
Keywords: elasmobranch, ecology, fisheries, conservation - Martin W. Skov
Reader in Marine Ecology at the School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, UK
Keywords: ecology, marine, saltmarsh, mangrove, seagrass - Peter Unmack
Adjunct Associate Professor at the Centre for Applied Water Science, University of Canberra, Australia
Keywords: freshwater fish, genetics, biogeography, conservation, evolution - Thomas Wernberg
Professor of Marine Ecology at the UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia, Australia
Keywords: temperate feefs, kelp forests and seaweed, climate change and marine heatwaves, ecosystem services, nature-based solutions - Bradley Wetherbee
Assistant Professor at the University of Rhode Island, USA
Keywords: elasmobranchs, movement, habitat use, conservation - Yunlin Zhang
Professor at the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Keywords: water colour remote sensing, chromophoric dissolved organic matter, thermal stratification, algal bloom, ocean and lake optics
Previous Editors-in-Chief
- Andrew Boulton (2007-2011)
- Keith Hunter (2007-2010)
- Max Finlayson (2012-2025)
