The relevant scientific fields include physical and cultural anthropology, linguistics, prehistory and archaeology, human ecology, geography, etc, and the geographical regions of research will be Polynesia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Australia, and Island Southeast Asia, although research on adjacent areas, e.g., Taiwan and the Malay Peninsula, is also acceptable when the theme is relevant to the interests of Oceanists. The journal will be issued annually, in March. The editors welcome submission of original papers and communications. Communications include brief reports on scientific research and methodology, notes and remarks of interest, and book reviews. All manuscripts will be subject to peer review.
Membership includes an annual subscription to People and Culture in Oceania .
Manuscripts submitted to the journal should not be simultaneously under consideration elsewhere. Original papers should not exceed about 30 manuscript pages in length. Communications should not exceed 8 pages. Each table with a brief explanatory heading should be typed on a separate sheet of paper. Figures should be about twice the size desired for printing and suitable for reproduction.