Recruiting Editorial Board Members for Smart Fisheries

To further enhance the international influence of Smart Fisheries (ISSN 3043-002X) and promote academic exchange among researchers, we are currently recruiting prestigious scholars from around the world to join our Editorial Board.

Smart Fisheries is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research and innovation at the confluence of fishery science, data science, engineering, and socio-economics. It publishes research on the innovative application of information technologies and artificial intelligence (AI), including the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, big data, and machine learning, to address critical challenges in aquaculture and fisheries. The journal prioritizes the application of these technologies in enabling precision aquaculture, intelligent fishery resource management, and resilient aquatic food systems, addressing critical challenges from resource assessment to climate adaptation. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:

Precision and Smart Aquaculture Technologies;
Fishery Informatics and AI;
Fishery Automation and Intelligent Equipment;
Smart Aquatic Supply Chain and Digital Marketing;
Sustainable Fisheries and Socio-Economic Impacts.

More information about the journal can be found on our homepage via the following link:
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/smartfish/about.

Recruitment:
Editorial Board Members will hold their position for two years, with the possibility of renewal for a second term.

Main responsibilities of Editorial Board Members are as follows:

Prescreening and making decisions on new submissions within your area of research expertise;
Launching Special Issues during your term on topics aligned with your research interests (or supervising Special Issues in your field of expertise);
Helping attract expert authors and recommending early career scholars to join the Early Career Editorial Board;
Providing input and feedback on journal policies and development;
Helping promote the journal to your academic peers and at relevant conferences;
Attending Editorial Board meetings and contributing to strategic discussions on journal development;
Reviewing manuscripts assigned to you in a timely manner.

Benefits of becoming an Editorial Board Member include the following:

A certificate recognizing you as an Editorial Board Member;
Travel grants are offered to Editorial Board Members who make significant contributions to the journal;
The opportunity to publish one paper per year free of charge in our journal and potential discounts for authors of papers invited by you;
Organizing or promoting your own conferences using our SciForum platform;
An expanded research network providing new insights, collaborations, and opportunities for future research projects.

Eligibility criteria for applicants:
To apply for this position, recommend potential candidates, or request further information, please contact the Smart Fisheries Editorial Office via smartfish@mdpi.com and provide the following:

A completed doctorate/PhD;
A full academic CV;
A short cover letter that details your interest in and enthusiasm for the position;
A current academic position as an associate professor or above.

We believe that by combining our rigorous editorial policies with your expertise, we can continue to develop our high-quality journal. We thank you in advance for your interest and look forward to collaborating with you.

Smart Fisheries Editorial Office