Coastal Management Journal Special Issue – Call for Abstracts

Coastal Management Journal: Call for abstracts for a special issue on Social Science in Puget Sound Ecosystem Recovery

This special issue of Coastal Management will highlight the innovative approaches that have made the Puget Sound a global leader in applied environmental social sciences for more than a decade. With a mix of case studies, reviews, and policy pieces, it will reflect on the essential role that social sciences play in advancing coastal management planning, monitoring, project design, and implementation in the Puget Sound region. The proposed collection of new articles will celebrate the 10th anniversary of a previous Coastal Management special issue (42; 4) that focused on Puget Sound social science, and it will report on progress in applying the social sciences to ecosystem recovery since then, sharing lessons for other regions.

Included articles will:
o Present social scientific studies with applied implications for Puget Sound ecosystem recovery.
o Report on and critically analyze approaches to institutionalizing and integrating social sciences into natural resource management decision-making processes, such as the Social Sciences Advisory Committee (SSAC).
o Highlight the critical role of the social sciences in addressing environmental injustices and incorporating diverse ways of knowing in coastal ecosystem recovery in the Puget Sound region and beyond.
o Explore some of the crucial gaps, challenges, and areas of opportunity facing social science integration in recovery.
o Share researchers’ and practitioners’ experience-driven visions to expand the scope and influence of the social sciences in regional ecosystem recovery.

Criteria for articles:
o Focused on Puget Sound, while drawing lessons for coastal management in other regions
o Disciplinary and methodological diversity
o Institutional diversity of authors

Types of articles accepted:
o Theoretical
o Synthesis
o Research
o Case studies
o Policy and Practice

Deadline for abstract submission: March 15, 2025.

Submit an abstract to Dr. Rebecca Hollender at rebecca.hollender@psp.wa.gov by March 15, 2025. Abstracts will be evaluated for relevance to the issue theme and appropriateness for publication in Coastal Management. Authors will be notified by April 15, 2025, and the deadline for full manuscript submission will be July 15, 2025.

Abstract Requirements
Abstracts should be no longer than 500 words and include:
o Title (tentative)
o All currently identified authors and affiliations
o Article type (Theoretical, Synthesis, Research, Case Study, Policy and Practice)
o The broader social, environmental, and/or management rationales for the work
o Succinct description of methods, principal results, and major inferences
o Brief description of how the author(s), institutionally, were able to conduct and apply their social science research to the ecosystem recovery context – i.e. funding sources, author training, necessary institutional connections and how those connections were made, etc.
o Clear indication of how the paper aligns with the focus of the special issue, as well as the aims and scope of Coastal Management
o Lessons applicable to the field of coastal management and other regions
o Submitters are encouraged to review the 2014 Coastal Management special issue (42; 4) and describe any links to themes or methods from the articles in that issue, and/or any gaps that your proposed article fills.

For additional advice, author instructions and guidelines, please contact Guest Editor Dr. Rebecca Hollender, rebecca.hollender@psp.wa.gov

* The Puget Sound Social Sciences Advisory Committee (SSAC) engages social scientists from multiple disciplines to advise the Puget Sound Partnership, including its Boards and recovery partners, on matters related to the social sciences, salmon and ecosystem recovery, equity and environmental justice, and to inform and support other Partnership goals. Committee members include social scientists from academic, government, and non-profit institutions from the Puget Sound and Salish Sea region and beyond. The SSAC meets regularly to build regional capacity in the social sciences, discuss advancements in social science research and monitoring, review Partnership materials, and guide priority social science for the region.