Journals dedicated to the polar sciences have been outliers. Within both the history of science and the history of media, they stand out in several ways, including their comparatively late establishment of peer-review. It was not until the second half of the 20th century, that polar sciences journals began to carry predominantly peer-reviewed original research rather than synopses of research published elsewhere. This Perspective piece uses the 40th anniversary of Polar Research as an opportunity to look at the past of polar sciences periodicals—and invites reflection on their future.

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极地科学杂志：重要研究仪器的过去和未来

致力于极地科学的期刊一直是异常值。在科学史和媒体史中，它们以多种方式脱颖而出，包括相对较晚地建立同行评议。直到 20 世纪下半叶，极地科学期刊才开始主要刊登经过同行评审的原创研究，而不是发表在其他地方的研究概要。这篇 Perspective 文章以极地研究40 周年  为契机，回顾极地科学期刊的过去，并邀请人们反思它们的未来。