Matters Arising

POLARIS Journal of Maritime Research recognise the importance of post-publication commentary on published research as necessary to advancing scientific discourse. Formal post-publication commentary on published papers can include challenges, clarifications or, in some cases, replication of the published work. These comments should reflect the knowledge available at the time the original paper was written, rather than later scientific developments.

At the discretion of the Editor, and dependant on the nature of the piece, post-publication comment or discussion will be evaluated, peer-reviewed and after peer review may be published online as Matters Arising. Authors of the original work will be invited to reply and this may also be published alongside the post-publication commentary.