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Polar Science is an international, peer-reviewed quarterly journal. It is dedicated to publishing original research articles for sciences relating to the polar regions of the Earth and other planets. Polar Science aims to cover 15 disciplines which are listed below; they cover most aspects of physical sciences, geosciences and life sciences, together with engineering and social sciences. Articles should attract the interest of broad polar science communities, and not be limited to the interests of those who work under specific research subjects. Space and upper atmosphere physicsAtmospheric science/climatologyGlaciologyOceanography/sea ice studiesGeology/petrologySolid earth geophysics/seismologyMarine Earth scienceGeomorphology/Cenozoic-Quaternary geologyMeteoriticsTerrestrial biologyMarine biologyAnimal ecologyEnvironmentPolar Engineering Humanities and social sciences