Collection Overview

Scientific Reports has launched a Guest-Edited Collection on Ocean currents and climate change.

Ocean currents driven by wind, water density, tides, ocean floor features, or the Coriolis effect, have an important role on climate regulation and marine ecology. In turn, increasing water surface temperatures are already impacting ocean circulation patterns, potentially exacerbating climate change effects. Understanding changes in ocean dynamics at local and global scales will be crucial to predict climate change impact and inform mitigation strategies. 

This will be a Collection of original research papers and will be open for submissions from all authors – on the condition that the manuscripts fall within the scope of the Collection and of Scientific Reports more generally. We are welcoming submissions until 30th April 2026.

Why is this Collection important? 

“The ocean plays a critical role in Earth's climate and this Collection will bring together research to better understand how ocean currents respond to a changing climate.” - Dr. Annie Foppert

This Collection also supports and amplifies research related to: SDG 13 - Climate Action.

Why submit to a Collection? 

Collections like this one help promote high-quality science. They are led by Guest Editors, who are experts in their fields, and In-House Editors and are supported by a dedicated team of Commissioning Editors and Managing Editors at Springer Nature. Collection manuscripts typically see higher citations, downloads, and Altmetric scores and provide a one-stop-shop on a cutting-edge topic of interest. 

Who is involved? 

Guest Editors:

• Sandro Carniel, Institute of Polar Science (CNR-ISP), Italy
• Annie Foppert, University of Tasmania, Australia
• Florian Sévellec, CNRS, France
• Chau-Ron Wu, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Internal Team:

• In-House Editor: Ines Trindade, Scientific Reports, Germany
• Commissioning Editor: Nancy Rogerson, Fully OA Brands, Springer Nature, UK
• Managing Editor: Sarah Jane Hunt, Fully OA Brands, Springer Nature, UK

How can I submit my paper? 

Visit the Collection Page to find out more about this Collection and how to submit your article.