The World’s Dynamic and Complex Edges of the Sea

Dear Colleagues，

This Special Issue is designed to celebrate the founding of the open-access journal Coasts (ISSN 2673-964X). The scope of this Special Issue covers all aspects of coastal engineering and coastal management, including recent research on nearshore hydrodynamic and morphodynamic processes, coastal erosion and observations, coastal hazards, coastal dynamics,  coastal geomorphology, coastal ecosystem, etc.

It will comprise a collection of high-quality papers published free of charge in open-access form by Editorial Board Members or authors invited by the Guest Editors and Editorial Office. Both original research articles and comprehensive review papers are welcome.

Prof. Dr. Thomas Schlacher
Dr. Matthieu de Schipper
Dr. Brooke Maslo
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Coasts is an international peer-reviewed open access quarterly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 1000 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.