浮游生物和底棲生物研究是日本浮游生物協會和日本底棲生物協會的聯合期刊(http://www.ton.jp/)。該雜志出版每季原創論文、評論和筆記，涉及浮游生物和底棲生物的生物學和生態學的任何方面，以及它們與任何水生系統環境的相互作用，并向世界各地的所有科學家開放。作者將不收取任何費用，除了額外的頁面費用(如果>10頁)和彩色打印，但彩色數字可以在網上免費發布。

Plankton and Benthos Research is the joint journal of The Plankton Society of Japan (http://www.plankton.jp/) and The Japanese Association of Benthology (http://benthos-society.jp/). The journal publishes quarterly original papers, reviews and notes dealing with any aspect of the biology and ecology of plankton and benthos and their interactions with the environment in any aquatic system, and is open to all scientists around the world. No cost will be charged to the author(s) except for an excess page charge (if >10 pages) and for color prints, but color figures can be published in the online version for free.