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13 WMU J. Maritime Aff. 1 (2014)

handle is hein.journals/wnujlmti13 and id is 1 raw text is: WMU J Marit Affairs (2014) 13:1-2 DOI 10.1007/s13437-014-0063-z ID4TRI~AL ( International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) Section of the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs Glenn Blackwood Published online: 25 March 2014 © World Maritime University 2014 The International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) is pleased to announce that an agreement was recently reached with the World Maritime University (WMU) for the inclusion of an IAMU Section in the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (JoMA). WMU is a foundation member of IAMU, and I sincerely thank them for making this initiative possible. This initiative is particularly welcome as it provides a great opportunity not only to publish high-quality reviewed articles based on research but also to have the articles indexed in Scopus, Google Scholar, etc. IAMU was founded in November 1999 by seven universities with a shared recog- nition of the significance of maritime education and training in the globalised interna- tional shipping arena. At the time of writing, IAMU has a membership of 57 institu- tions from the world's maritime education and training universities/academies/faculties, and its work is supported by The Nippon Foundation. All IAMU members recognise the significance of maritime education and training and note that the shipping industry is an essential global service, in which human resources are the critical elements. It is only feasible to secure, and to preserve highly qualified human resources in the maritime industries through effective education and training which derives from scientific and academic rigour, developing clear links between practical skills and management techniques, and we must all maintain a focus on quality. Each year IAMU supports a small number of research projects, and publishes academic papers presented at the Annual General Assembly. The opportunity for members to also publish their work in a dedicated IAMU Section of the WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs is viewed as further enhancing the aims of IAMU. The IAMU Section will follow JoMA current policy and contain peer-reviewed articles, peer-reviewed issues of contemporary interest, reports and comments, and book reviews. G. Blackwood (E) International Association of Maritime Universities, 3-4-10, Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0001, Japan e-mail: j-info@iamu-edu.org G. Blackwood Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada 4L Springer