Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF)

The Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF), the official publisher of the Journal of Coastal Research (JCR), is a nonprofit scientific society dedicated to the advancement of coastal science and the multidisciplinary study of complex problems in and around the coastal zone. Our goal is to help translate and explain coastal issues to the public and to assist in the development of professional coastal research programs. Our Coastal Research Society specifically supports and encourages field and laboratory research at local, national, and international scales.

Through mediums such as a renowned series of scientific papers, books, and encyclopedias, our bimonthly society newsletter (Just CERFing), and the World Wide Web, CERF-JCR disseminates the latest research information to professors, experts, researchers, and the public in an effort to maintain or improve the quality of the Earths coastal resources.

We encourage you to explore our website and explore the many benefits and opportunities offered by CERF-JCR, including the internationally renowned Journal of Coastal Research, which provides the latest published research from todays leading coastal scientists.

Journal of Coastal Research (JCR) is one of the leading peer-reviewed international journals in the field of coastal research, formally published bimonthly by the Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF). JCR covers the entire field of coastal research [e.g. geology, biology, ecology, geomorphology, physical geography, climate change, coastal oceanography, hydrology, sea level change, coastal hydraulics, environmental (resource) management (law), coastal engineering, remote sensing, socio-economic topics, etc.], covering all topics related to the natural and artificial environment (freshwater, saltwater or marine) and the conservation/management of its resources near the worlds coastlines. Although the journal focuses primarily on near-shoreline areas, JCR also covers those coastal environments that extend some distance inland or beyond the outer edge of the subtidal zone (shallow sea). JCR disseminates accurate information on all aspects of coastal issues to the public and research professionals around the world in an effort to maintain or improve the quality of the Earths shoreline resources.

CERF-JCR is dedicated to multidisciplinary research on complex issues related to coastal areas. Our purpose is to help the public interpret coastal issues and to assist professional and academic research projects by supporting and encouraging field and laboratory research at local, national and global levels. Through printed scientific publications, current online content and prestigious international conferences, CERF-JCR provides accurate information on all aspects of coastal issues to the public and researchers in an effort to maintain and improve the quality of shoreline resources.

Journal of Coastal Research (JCR) is currently indexed by BioOne Complete Collection, Google Scholar, SCOPUS (Elsevier), JSTOR, EBSCO, ProQuest, Charlesworth, BIOSIS Previews (Web of Science), Zoological Record (Web of Science), Biological Abstracts (Web of Science), Cabells Scholarly Analytics (Journalytics), Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Gale Group (Gale/Cengage Learning), Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), Scimago, and Scubavox Conservation Database.