Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Biodiversity and Population Ecology of Marine Invertebrates

edited by

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submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 16739 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodiversity hotspots; population dynamics; ecological interactions; habitat diversity; biogeography; environmental impact; ecosystem engineers; biodiversity indices

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

New Trends in Engineering and Operational Research on Container Supply Chain Management for Resilience, Digitalization, Intelligence and Sustainability

edited by Hongtao Hu,

Tingsong Wang

, Yiwei Wu and Shuai Jia

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3930 | Submission Open

Keywords: container logistics; maritime shipping; sustainable supply chain; emerging technologies; disruptions and emergencies; operations and management; mathematical programming; combinatorial optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Wireless Communication Technology in Oceanic Turbulence

edited by

Dajun Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3782 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater optical wireless communications; oceanic turbulence; partially coherent beam; vortex beam; structured light; OAM; BER; outage probability; beam propagation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Machine Learning in Coastal Engineering

edited by

Paulo Jorge Rosa-Santos

,

Victor Ramos

and

Daniel Clemente

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1695 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave field prediction; sea level variations; morphological changes; supervised and unsupervised learning; machine learning; coastal engineering; data-driven models; artificial neural networks (ANNs); support vector machines (SVMs); Bayesian networks (BNs); decision trees (DTs); wave prediction; water level fluctuation; morphology change; sediment transport; coastal erosion; model validation; multidisciplinary studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Offshore Pipes and Energy Equipment

edited by

Jie Zhang

,

Dejan Brkić

and

Bruno Brunone

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 538 | Submission Open

Keywords: pipe integrity; offshore platform; storage and transportation equipment; oil and gas extraction equipment; offshore power generation; hydrogen production from seawater; offshore photovoltaics; clean energy equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Propulsion Systems: Hydrodynamics, Numerical Simulation, and Intelligent Control

edited by Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 526 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine propulsion; hydrodynamics; optimization; operational efficiency; novel propulsion systems; electrical propulsion; numerical simulation; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Fuel Cell Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Daan Cui

and

Yulong Ji

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6887 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and optimization of maritime fuel cell system; impact of the marine environment on marine fuel cells; fuel cell materials and catalysts; fuel cell system integration and testing; life cycle assessment; energy management; PEMFC; SOFC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Abundance and Diversity of the Sea Fish Community

edited by

Alen Soldo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6768 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding; migrations; spawning; hydroacoustic; tagging; underwater observations; captive and wild fish

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks

edited by Jiang Zhu, Lei Wan and

Yishan Su

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6620 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater communications; underwater networks; mud pulse telemetry; development of underwater information systems; experimental results

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Underwater Robots

edited by Qinghua Jiang and Dong Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3176 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and optimization methods; new-concept and multimodal underwater robots; trans-media vehicles; robots with biomimetic propulsion; hydrodynamics; future perspectives related to underwater robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ship Performance and Emission Prediction

edited by

Kayvan Pazouki

and

Rosemary Norman

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1763 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship performance and efficiency; alternative fuels and propulsion arrangements; ship’ s emission assessment and indicators; sustainable shipping; energy saving technologies; emission prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Unmanned Surface Vessels (USVs): Technology, Applications and Regulatory Landscapes

edited by Antonio Carlos Fernandes and Joel Sena Sales Junior

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1361 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned surface vessel; autonomous surface vessel; autonomous vehicle; unmanned vehicle; maritime autonomy; maritime vehicles; autonomous navigation; intelligent control; unmanned system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Bioprospecting for Marine Organisms: From Genes to Compounds

edited by

Chiara Lauritano

and

Eleonora Montuori

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine organisms; bioprospecting; secondary metabolites; marine compounds; gene pathways; transcriptomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Ocean Internal Waves and Circulation Dynamics in Climate Change

edited by

Shuqun Cai

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5197 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal wave; circulation/eddy; mixing; observation or modeling; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Modelling and Environmental Statistics in Honor of Professor Keith Thompson

edited by

Jinyu Sheng

, Harold Ritchie,

Youyu Lu

, Natacha B. Bernier and Michael Dowd

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4991 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling; data assimilation; environmental statistics; oceanography; prediction; predictability; extreme marine conditions; Madden– Julian Oscillation; atmospheric dynamics; ocean dynamics; coastal waters; tide– surge interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Equipment Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by Luis F. Mendonça,

Francesc Xavier Martínez De Osés

and

Susana Vieira

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1955 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fault diagnosis; deep learning; digital twins; equipment monitoring; radio navigation; AIS; meteodata

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geotechnical Engineering and Disaster Prevention Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Benamar

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geotechnical engineering; disaster prevention engineering; soil– structure interaction; multi-hazard risk assessment; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ocean Observations, Second Edition

edited by Chung-Ru Ho

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean observation; maritime safety; marine engineering; maritime planning; maritime construction; ocean observation instruments and technology; battery capacity; data storage; ocean energy; ocean observation systems; ocean observation results; ocean observation applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Theories and Techniques in Intelligent Digital Twins in Marine Science and Engineering

edited by

Junyu Dong

,

Hui Yu

, Shu Zhang and Hongjie Ma

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 11440 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital twin; 3D reconstruction; intelligent computing; ocean data; underwater intelligence; multi-modal data; deep learning; visual computing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Parasitology of Marine Animals

edited by

Sónia Rocha

and

Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: parasite diversity; taxonomy; evolution; life cycles; pathology; ecology; host– parasite interactions; aquaculture; diagnostics; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Recent Advances in Marine Bioacoustics

edited by Valentina Zaffaroni-Caorsi,

Giovanni Zambon

and

Roberto Benocci

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15016 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioacoustics; soundscape; marine; underwater; anthropogenic; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Sediment Geochemical Proxys and Processes in Paleomarine Ecosystems

edited by

Slobodan Miko

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3273 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine sediments; inorganic proxies; organic proxies; biomarkers; paleoproductivity; provenance; isotopes; redox; sea surface temperature (SST)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Underwater Acoustic Field Modulation Technology

edited by Bin Wang

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2741 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound cloaks; acoustic gradient materials; materials with special acoustic parameters; the topology of special acoustic parameters; multi-mode materials; acoustic coding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in the Decision-Making and Control of Autonomous Marine Vehicles

edited by

Amirmehdi Yazdani

, Oleg Yakimenko and Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 329 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous marine vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; autonomous surface vehicles; intelligent control; marine robotics; path planning; decision-making; AI for marine systems; multi-agent coordination; resilient autonomy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coral Reefs in a Changing World: Disturbance, Recovery, and Resilience

edited by

Enrico Montalbetti

,

Yohan Didier Louis

and

Davide Seveso

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 227 | Submission Open

Keywords: coral reefs; disturbance ecology; ecosystem resilience; climate change; reef recovery; marine biodiversity; anthropogenic stressors; benthic community dynamics; thermal stress; reef degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Hydrodynamic Response to the Effect of Current Loads on Floating Offshore Platform

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

and

Kostas Belibassakis

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 16711 | Submission Open

Keywords: theoretical model for floating offshore platforms; interconnected floating platforms under current loads; hydroelastic response of floating offshore platforms; experiments on floating platforms; dynamics of moored platforms; interconnected circular floating platforms; offshore wind turbine platforms; offshore aquaculture bases; effect of seabed topography

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Modelling Techniques for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

edited by

Nuno Fonseca

and Petter Andreas Berthelsen

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 15526 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating offshore wind turbine; numerical modelling; experimental modelling; fully coupled dynamics; wave– structure hydrodynamics; aero-elastic dynamics; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Co-Optimization of Fuel, Engine and After-Treatment Towards the IMO 2050 Target

edited by

Tie Li

and Xinyi Zhou

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7418 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engine; IMO net-zero target; alternative fuels; ammonia; methanol; bio-fuel; combustion; pollutant emissions; aftertreatment; onboard carbon capture; utilization and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Coastal Dune and Aeolian Processes Research

edited by

Nicolas Robin

, Nicholas Cohn and

Juan B. Gallego-Fernández

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 698 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal dune morphodynamics; aeolian processes and sediment transport; coupled marine– aeolian interactions; biotic– abiotic interactions; spatial distribution of dune vegetation; plant functional traits; process-based numerical modeling; remote sensing and monitoring; dune restoration ecology; the impacts of climate change and biological plant invasion on dune ecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Advanced Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Methods in Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Mehdi Neshat

and

John Boland

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 202 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; machine learning; deep learning; wave and tidal energy; offshore wind power; energy forecasting; computational intelligence; optimization and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Marine Engineering Equipment and Structures

edited by

Ziguang Jia

,

Peng Zhang

and Yi Huang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13101 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twin; structural maintenance; modal identification; structural dynamic analysis; model correction; load and response identification; life extension evaluation; fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics; smart materials and structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancing Marine Sustainability: Alternative Fuels and Decarbonizing Technologies for a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

and

Jin Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6772 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine renewable energy; alternative fuels; energy efficiency; environmental assessment; life cycle analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Storm Tide and Wave Simulations and Assessment, 3rd Edition

edited by

Shih-Chun Hsiao

,

Wen-Son Chiang

and

Wei-Bo Chen

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3912 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; numerical modeling; statistical analysis; artificial intelligence; extreme marine weather; coastal morphology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Underwater Acoustics: Advances in Modelling, Measurement, and Technological Applications

edited by

Dídac Diego Tortosa

,

María Campo Valera

and

Umberta Tinivella

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2014 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater soundscapes; modelling; environmental impact; underwater GPS; acoustic pollution; DAS; real-time monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Emerging Topics in Intelligent Technology for Maritime Autonomous Systems

edited by Jin Liu,

Jialun Liu

and

Zhouhua Peng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 596 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous systems; autonomous agents; autonomous ships; intelligent decision-making; human– computer interactions; energy-efficient systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Cutting-Edge Technologies in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Dongran Song

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 515 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating wind turbines; smart grid integration; aerodynamic optimizations; deep-water infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Hydroelastic Behaviour of Floating Offshore Structures

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

and

Carlos Guedes Soares

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 21938 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroelastic of moored structures; circular floating structure; oil-storage tank; mooring lines with hinges; offshore wind turbine; elastic floaters with fish cage; floating platform

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Numerical Analysis and Modeling of Floating Structures

edited by Shengzhe (Jackson) Wang,

Jinghua Wang

and

Chungkuk Jin

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 11123 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore platform; floating infrastructure; marine transportation; mooring dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interaction; numerical methods; multi-physics modeling; extreme waves; climate adaptation; structure resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Security and Risk Assessments—2nd Edition

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7534 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime cyber risk and security; safety of navigation; threat modeling; maritime risk management; VTS systems; e-navigation; pilotage; remote pilotage; large ship berthing operations; navigation in narrow and restricted areas; port risk assessment; autonomous vessels; education and training

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Development of Superhydrophobic Materials for Maritime Applications

edited by

Dong Song

and Qiaogao Huang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 912 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanostructures; drag reduction; prevention of biofouling; corrosion resistance; durability in harsh environments; wettability control; self-cleaning surfaces; protection for underwater sensors; multiphase simulation of superhydrophobic surfaces; anti-icing in marine environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Biochemical Interactions Between Microalgae and Marine Environment

edited by

Tea Mišić Radić

and

Petra Peharec Štefanić

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; climate change; environmental stressors; interactions; microalgae; nutrients; pollution; temperature

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)

Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics

edited by

José Miguel Rodrigues

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open

Keywords: simulation-based design optimization (SBDO); computational fluid dynamics (CFD); marine hydrodynamics; offshore structure optimization; wave– structure interaction; fluid– structure interaction (FSI); hydroelasticity; machine learning in naval engineering; multi-objective optimization; marine renewable energy systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Emerging Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges, Technologies and Optimization

edited by

Henrique Manuel Salgado

and

Joana dos Santos Tavares

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 155 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater optical wireless communications (UOWC); underwater wireless sensor networks (UWSNs); channel modeling; modulation techniques; beam steering; alignment and tracking; energy efficiency; turbidity and scattering effects; hybrid acoustic-optical systems; machine learning for UOWC

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Application of Stable Isotopes in Studying Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems

edited by Thivanka Ariyarathna and

Terry E. Whitledge

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: biodegradation; sediment adsorption; mineralization; tracking pathways; bioaccumulation; coastal ecosystems; stable isotope ratios; mass balance; degradation products; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Maritime Traffic Engineering

edited by Jingxian Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5065 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic flow analysis and optimization; maritime traffic forecasting and simulation models; intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications; intelligent maritime supervision; environmental impacts of maritime traffic; safety and risk analysis in maritime traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Learning from Geomorphological Adaptation of Coasts at Different Time Scales (2nd Edition)

edited by

Susana Costas

and

Duncan M. FitzGerald

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3215 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal barrier evolution; vulnerability; and resilience; evidence of non-linear barrier dynamics over distinct temporal scales; beach and dune morphodynamics; shoreline evolution from years to decades; perturbations and (eco)geomorphic adaptation of beach– dune systems across timescales; formation; evolution; and sealing of transgressive coastal dunes; observations of coastal adaptation through different time scales; impacts of climate and meteocean conditions variability on the beach– dune system; cross-scale integration of coastal barrier changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Microbial Biogeography in Global Oceanic Systems

edited by

Alyse Larkin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3164 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biogeography; microbiome function; genomic traits; microbial metabolism; global oceans; ocean biomes and seascapes; biological oceanography; ecosystem processes; biogeochemistry; biochemical rates and fluxes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Acoustic Design Methods for Ship

edited by Binxin Wu and Huabing Wen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2646 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; ship hydrodynamics; marine propeller; optimization design; ship structural acoustics; cavitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Infrastructure for Offshore Aquaculture Farms

edited by

Chien Ming Wang

and Wenhua Zhao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 514 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore aquaculture; seaweed farming; fish farming; aquaculture infrastructure; digital twins; autonomous monitoring; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Wave Transformation in the Nearshore and the Formation of Surfable Waves

edited by

Sarath Wijeratne

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: swell propagation; surfable waves; wave shoaling and breaking; wave refraction and diffraction; artificial surfing reefs and parks; physical and numerical models; forecasting; wave breaking and currents

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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