Special Issues

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering publishes Special Issues to create collections of papers on specific topics, with the aim of building a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors, who are experts on the topic and all Special Issue submissions follow MDPI's standard editorial process. The journal’s Editor-in-Chief and/or designated Editorial Board Member will oversee Guest Editor appointments and Special Issue proposals, checking their content for relevance and ensuring the suitability of the material for the journal. The papers published in a Special Issue will be collected and displayed on a dedicated page of the journal’s website. Further information on MDPI's Special Issue policies and Guest Editor responsibilities can be found here. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

Section
Search by Title/Keyword
 
Order results
Display
Results per page
Advanced Studies in Marine Mechanical and Naval Engineering submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18891 | Submission Open
Keywords: naval architecture and marine engineering; navigation; structural analysis; safety of ship and navigation; fatigue; finite element model
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Navigation Performance and Experimental Research of Ships in Ice-Covered Areas
edited by , and Shunying Ji
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13554 | Submission Open
Keywords: ship– ice interaction; ice– water– structure interaction; ice navigation; performance optimization; experimental research; ship design in ice regions; safety and risk assessment; environmental impact in ice areas
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Floating Wave–Wind Energy Converter Plants submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3393 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore renewable energy; floating wave– wind energy converter; floating offshore wind turbine; wave energy converter; multi-body modelling; coupled dynamics and control; extreme response and loads; nonlinear and viscous effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Advanced Technologies for New (Clean) Energy Ships—2nd Edition
edited by and He Miao
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3319 | Submission Open
Keywords: new energy ship; clean energy ship; hydrogen power; fuel cell power/PEM fuel cell/SOFC; LNG; ammonia-powered ships; lithium-ion power; hybrid power; methanol-powered ships; maritime decarbonization; energy efficiency and optimization; energy savings and emission reductions; exhaust emission reductions; carbon capture technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Selected Feature Papers in Ocean Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 764 | Submission Open
Keywords: fixed and floating offshore platforms; offshore wind energy systems; tidal energy systems; wave energy converters; floating PV systems; subsea cables and mooring lines; subsea pipelines; aquaculture
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Biota Distribution and Biodiversity submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 23287 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine biodiversity; marine biota distribution; marine ecosystems dynamics; natural and anthropogenic environmental pressures; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Control and Optimization of Ship Propulsion System
edited by Xin Hu
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 11124 | Submission Open
Keywords: motion control for marine vehicles; intelligent ship control theory and technology; anti-disturbance control; optimization of ship propulsion system; sea launch ship
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Optimization and Energy Maximizing Control Systems for Wave Energy Converters—3rd Edition submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3462 | Submission Open
Keywords: wave energy converter; optimal design; energy-maximizing control; power conversion systems; estimation; forecasting; nonlinear modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Oil Spills in the Marine Environment
edited by
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 271 | Submission Open
Keywords: oil spills; marine oil spills; oil spill effects; oil spill sources; marine oil pollution
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Wave–Structure–Seabed Interaction
edited by , Hongwei An and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2157 | Submission Open
Keywords: seabed liquefaction; scour and erosion; offshore structure– seabed interaction; wave– structure– seabed interaction
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Evolution and Ecology of Crustaceans and Their Applications—2nd Edition
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 760 | Submission Open
Keywords: arthropods; bioinspiration; biomimetics; crustacea; extremophiles; genetic diversity; identification; microbiomes; phylogeny; speciation; stable isotope
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Impacts of Climate Change on Lagoon and Coastal Ecosystems submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 684 | Submission Open
Keywords: remote sensing and modeling approaches hydrodynamics of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; morphodynamics of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; environmental health of coastal and lagoon ecosystems; adaptation and mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Innovative Strategies for Offshore Sustainable Renewable Energy Systems: Integrating Robotics, Control, and Automation
edited by and
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 283 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore sustainable renewable energy systems (OSRES); robotics; control; and automation in OSRES; offshore technologies; sustainable utilization; sustainable development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Advances in Marine Engineering: Geological Environment and Hazards—3rd Edition
edited by , , Tingkai Nian and Thorsten Stoesser
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 13358 | Submission Open
Keywords: geological environment; geological hazards; engineering geology; hydrodynamics; environmental fluid mechanics; geotechnical engineering; deep-sea mining engineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Deep-Sea Mineral Resource Development Technology and Equipment
edited by Shuqing Wang, Yejian Wang and Yingying Wang
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4595 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep-sea mining technology; polymetallic nodules; deep-sea mining equipment; lifting pipes; sub-sea exploration technology; health monitoring; evaluation system; metallurgical technology; mineral resources policies and laws; environmental protection
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Applications of Sensors in Marine Observation
edited by , and Carlos Faria
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1816 | Submission Open
Keywords: sensor technologies; ocean observation; monitoring systems; coastal and deep sea environment; real-time monitoring; sustainable marine development
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Maritime Transportation Safety and Risk Management
edited by Francis Obeng and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1572 | Submission Open
Keywords: maritime safety; risk management; artificial intelligence (AI); predictive models; human error analysis; Bayesian networks; accident prevention; risk-based decision-making; emergency response; operational safety
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Advances in Offshore Foundations and Anchoring Systems
edited by , Yifeng Lin, Hao Zhang and
submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1520 | Submission Open
Keywords: geotechnical analysis; soil– structure interactions; natural hazards; scour effect; dynamic performance; sustainable design strategies; novel marine foundation types
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Application of Deep Learning in Underwater Image Processing—2nd Edition submission deadline 5 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; machine learning; underwater image processing; underwater vision; underwater drones; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); ocean information engineering; ocean observation technologies; artificial intelligence in the underwater environment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Coastal Ecological Restoration: Techniques and Novel Approaches to Living Shorelines and Oyster Reef Construction
edited by Todd Z. Osborne and Mark W. Clark
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 23724 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal ecological restoration; living shorelines; oyster reef construction; restoration techniques
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Advances in Ocean Plate Motion and Seismic Research
edited by and Dun Wang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3612 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean plate boundaries; subduction zone dynamics; mid-ocean ridge processes; intraplate seismicity; great earthquake disaster related with subduction zones; volcanic activity associated with subduction zones
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Coastal and Ocean Engineering submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1191 | Submission Open
Keywords: climate change adaptation; coastal engineering; ocean engineering; resilient infrastructure; nature-based solutions; carbon footprint; decarbonization; life cycle analysis; risk management; marine renewable energy
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Microbial Driven Degradation and Transformation of Pollutants: Processes, Mechanisms and Ecological Effects
edited by and
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine microorganisms; degradation; transformation; pollutants; processes; mechanisms; ecological effects
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Ocean Dynamics Observed by Remote Sensing and Numeric Models in Tropical Cyclone and Polar Region
edited by and Zhifeng Wang
submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 181 | Submission Open
Keywords: oceanic dynamics; numerical simulation; remote sensing; physical modelling experiment; artificial intelligence; tropical cyclone; polar region
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments submission deadline 10 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open
Keywords: sediment core analysis; isotope geochemistry; marine bioproductivity; retrospective analysis; anthropogenic impacts; climate change; blue carbon
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)
Management and Control of Ship Traffic Behaviours
edited by , and Longjin Wang
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16537 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine traffic flow optimization; collision avoidance; motion control; intelligent traffic management systems; human factors; intelligent ship technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Gas Hydrates: Formation, Storage, Exploration and Exploitation
edited by , Baojiang Sun and
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 10706 | Submission Open
Keywords: NGH formation; NGH storage; NGH drilling; NGH exploration; NGH well completion; NGH extraction simulation; NGH management in flow assurance; novel technologies base on NGH; CCS related to NGH; fundamentals of NGH
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Challenges of Marine Energy Development and Facilities Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 689 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy; offshore infrastructure; wave and tidal energy; corrosion resistance; structural integrity; environmental impact; energy conversion efficiency; floating solar photovoltaic; hydrodynamic modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Numerical Simulations on Tsunamis
edited by and Taro Arikawa
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 460 | Submission Open
Keywords: tsunami; numerical simulation; numerical model; natural hazard; interdisciplinary research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Hazards)
Sea Ice Algal and Bacterial Productivity: Patterns, Processes and Environmental Change
edited by Dorte Haubjerg Søgaard
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 199 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea ice ecology; sea ice biogeochemistry; microbial processes; nutrient cycling within and beneath sea ice; sea ice algal productivity; sea ice bacterial productivity; arctic and antarctic ecosystem dynamics
Advances in Marine Gas Hydrate Exploration and Discovery—2nd Edition
edited by , , Jiliang Wang and Qianyong Liang
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7651 | Submission Open
Keywords: gas hydrate system; resource evaluation and prediction; accumulation mechanism; environmental monitoring and evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Alien Species
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1806 | Submission Open
Keywords: invasive alien species (IAS); non-indigenous species; non-native species; alien species; biogeographical shifts; introduction pathways; environmental management measures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Ship Manoeuvring and Control
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1344 | Submission Open
Keywords: adaptive control of marine ships; intelligent ships; ship motion identification and modeling; ship motion control; ship manoeuvring; ship control; ship navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Coastal Wetland Management, Restoration and Conservation
edited by and Heidi M. Burgess
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1303 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal wetlands; coastal and estuarine geomorphology; coastal and estuarine management and engineering; coastal wetland ecology; coastal and estuarine processes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Environmental Science)
Maritime Ports Energy Infrastructure submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 326 | Submission Open
Keywords: digitalisation; energy hub; energy infrastructure; green and smart ports; maritime ports; renewable energy; sustainable ports infrastructure; sustainable shipping; zero and near-zero fuels; zero and near-zero technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
edited by Roohollah Babaei Mahani and Sirous Yasseri
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 16896 | Submission Open
Keywords: jack-up; semi-submersible; drill ship; marine corrosion; life extension; risk; reliability; and safety; new designs; operation; water depth and drilling depth; MODU management; laws and regulations; transport of MODUs; past accidents; lessons learned; and prevention of incidents
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Novelties in Marine Propulsion submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8253 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine propulsion; hydrodynamic and propulsive modelling; turbomachinery; sustainable mobility; experimental methods; numerical analyses
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
The Application of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in a Marine Context - Edition II submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7883 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; marine science; ecological modelling; ecological niche modelling; digital twins of the ocean; fisheries models; data mining; big data; open science
Remote Sensing for Maritime Monitoring and Ship Surveillance
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4527 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine pollution monitoring; ship detection; maritime traffic situation awareness; smart navigation; multi-source remote sensing; remotely sensed image process and analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Monitoring Coastal Systems and Improving Climate Change Resilience
edited by and
submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2315 | Submission Open
Keywords: monitoring; coastal systems; climate change; aquifer salinization; groundwater; surface water; deltas; relative sea-level rise; risk assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Big Data and Artificial Intelligence Applications to Estuarine-Coastal-Marine Environments submission deadline 25 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine science; remote sensing big data; AI; ocean– atmosphere interaction; coastal resilience and disaster; engineering and infrastructure
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Design, Modeling, and Development of Marine Renewable Energy Devices submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6023 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewables; device development; design optimisation; multipurpose structures; laboratory tests; numerical modelling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Advancements in Deep-Sea Equipment and Technology, 3rd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6959 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep-sea equipment; submersible; glider; autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV); remotely operated vehicle (ROV); human-occupied vehicle (HOV); autonomous and remotely operated vehicle (ARV); robotic fish; fish schooling; underwater charging; ocean-based renewable energy; ocean monitoring and observing system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
The 10th Anniversary of Section “Marine Biology”—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3248 | Submission Open
Keywords: blue economy; bycatch and entanglements; climate change; computer simulation; ecotoxicological risk assessment; equitable interventions; fisheries science and management; marine biodiversity; food web bioaccumulation modeling; Indigenous knowledge and traditional ecological knowledge (TEK); marine ecology; marine pathogens; marine technologies; ghost nets; deep-sea mining; metals; mercury; marine mammals; marine radioecology; microplastics; ocean equity; ocean health; ocean soundscape; ocean pollution solutions; offshore wind turbines; persistent organic pollutants (POPs); plastic pollution impacts; renewable energy; seabirds; sea turtles; sharks; solar energy; sustainable development goals (SDGs); sustainable oceans; underwater noise; illegal; unreported; and unregulated fishing (IUU); wave energy; wind farm impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Sediment Dynamics in Artificial Nourishments—2nd Edition submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1834 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal erosion; coastal management; littoral drift; longshore and cross-shore sediment transport; coastal interventions; monitoring; numerical modeling; laboratory works; hydrodynamics; environmental impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
The 10th Anniversary of Section Ocean Engineering—Recent Advances and Future Perspectives submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1570 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean engineering; offshore structures; marine renewable energy; hydrodynamics; sustainable infrastructure; digital twins; artificial intelligence; climate change adaptation; decarbonization; marine technology
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Celebrating the 110th Anniversary of Hohai University: Invited Papers for Coastal Engineering
edited by Hongyi Zhao, Wei Peng and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 492 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal engineering; offshore foundation design; sediment transport; marine renewable energy; slope stability analysis; coastal hydrodynamics; shoreline erosion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Celebrating the 130th Anniversary of Tianjin University: Invited Papers for Design Method and Engineering Application of UUVs submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean engineering; unmanned underwater vehicle; bionic underwater robot; UUV networking technology; scientific application of UUVs
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advances in Aerodynamic-Hydrodynamic Effects and Fluid-Structure Interaction Mechanisms for Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by Tian Li, and
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 280 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerodynamic– hydrodynamic effects; fluid– structure interaction; floating wind turbines; multiscale flow physics; typhoon resilience; numerical– experimental methods; turbulence modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
The 10th Anniversary of the "Chemical Oceanography" Section
edited by
submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: sources and flows of elements in oceans; characterization and quantification of elements in marine waters; interaction of elements with suspended particulate; seafloor; and marine biota and xenobiotics; fate and effects of elements and organics with marine biota and modelling; current challenges and future solutions for prevention; mitigation strategies and remediation of ocean ecological systems; carbon sequestration and ocean acidification; the effects of human activities; such as pollution and climate change; on oceanic systems; anthropogenic climate change and restoring the chemistry of the oceans
(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)
Back to TopTop