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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.

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Bubble Dynamics and Fluid–Structure Interaction
edited by A-Man Zhang, and Yunlong Liu
submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 73 | Submission Open
Keywords: bubble dynamics; fluid– structure interaction (FSI); cavitation; AI+ bubble dynamics and FSI; multiphase flow method; bubble theory
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Technologies of Ship Power Plants and Infrastructure of Seaports submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 17461 | Submission Open
Keywords: decarbonization of shipping and maritime ports; energy efficiency indices; advanced technologies; alternative fuels; innovative ship propulsion; parametric optimization; SMART technologies for maritime ports
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Propulsion Systems: Hydrodynamics, Numerical Simulation, and Intelligent Control
edited by Gregory Grigoropoulos
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 757 | 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)
Autonomous Ship and Harbor Maneuvering: Modeling and Control
edited by Sewon Kim and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 320 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous vessel arrival and departure; autonomous harbor operation method; autonomous vessel berthing and berth planning; autonomous vessel cargo loading and unloading; harbor autonomous guided vehicle and yard tractor scheduling; autonomous vessel digital twin; autonomous harbor digital twin; autonomous vessel and harbor interaction; ship and harbor data standardization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Marine Climate Models and Environmental Dynamics submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean modelling; marine climate; Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning; environmental dynamics; climate change impacts; coupled models; physical oceanography; biogeochemical models; marine ecosystems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean and Global Climate)
Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research—2nd Edition submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine robotics; intelligent techniques applied to power system and power distribution; intelligent techniques applied guidance; navigation; and control; maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs); renewable energy; hybrid energy systems; offshore and tidal energy; floating offshore wind turbine; oscillating water columns; smart maintenance; offshore wind energy; energy storage technology; energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Machine Learning Methodologies and Ocean Science, Second Edition
edited by Lila Singh-Peterson, Nathan Downs and
submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 81 | Submission Open
Keywords: deep learning; climate change; sea level rise; remote sensing; artificial intelligence; machine learning; coastal changes; oceanography; wetland changes; mangrove changes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Sustainable Marine and Offshore Systems for a Net-Zero Future submission deadline 1 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 849 | Submission Open
Keywords: offshore wind energy systems; floating offshore wind turbines; floating hybrid energy systems; structural analysis and design; coupled hydrodynamic– aerodynamic– structural modeling; environmental impact and lifecycle assessment of offshore systems; numerical and experimental methods for offshore wind systems; wave and tidal energy systems; offshore carbon capture and storage (CCS) infrastructure; marine engineering innovations supporting carbon-neutral operations; green shipping corridors and decarbonized maritime transport; digital twins; control systems; and hybrid testing methods for offshore platforms
Advanced Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Methods in Marine Renewable Energy
edited by and
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 289 | 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)
Parasitology of Marine Animals submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 286 | 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)
Advanced Analysis of Ship and Offshore Structures
edited by , and
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 198 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structure; strength assessment; impact strength; ultimate strength; fatigue strength; structural design; advanced material and structure; structural optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Species Diversity and Taxonomy of Marine Nematodes
edited by Hyun Soo Rho
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodiversity; taxonomy; DNA barcoding; molecular systematics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Taxonomy, Diversity and Distribution of Marine Clupeiformes
edited by
submission deadline 1 May 2026 | Viewed by 33 | Submission Open
Keywords: sardine; anchovy; biogeography; phylogeny
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Maritime Security and Risk Assessments—2nd Edition submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10126 | 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)
Advancing Marine Sustainability: Alternative Fuels and Decarbonizing Technologies for a Low-Carbon Future submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9661 | 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 submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5303 | 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)
Optimized Design of Offshore Wind Turbines
edited by Conghuan Le and
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2219 | Submission Open
Keywords: optimized design; integrated design; offshore wind turbine; numerical simulation; model test; pile– soil interaction; hydrodynamics; aerodynamics; cost-reduction; model-based and data-driven
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wide Application of Marine Robotic Systems
edited by
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous underwater vehicles; remotely operated vehicles; unmanned surface vessels; marine robotics and automation; underwater manipulation and intervention; swarm robotics and collaborative missions; path planning and autonomous navigation; marine environment monitoring and habitat mapping; deep-sea exploration and seabed mapping
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Alternative Fuels for Marine Engine Applications
edited by
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 89 | Submission Open
Keywords: alternative marine fuels; low-carbon shipping; hydrogen and ammonia combustion; biofuels for marine engines; emissions reduction technologies; sustainable maritime propulsion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Bionic Design and Control of Underwater Robots
edited by
submission deadline 5 May 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open
Keywords: bionic underwater robots design; materials; structures; and actuators of bionic underwater robots; modeling of bionic underwater robots; advanced control of bionic underwater robots; learning methods for bionic underwater robots; sensing and perception for bionic underwater robots; autonomous navigation of bionic underwater robots; swarm bionic underwater robots; applications of underwater robots
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
New Advances in the Analysis and Design of Marine Structures
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1559 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine structures; offshore renewables; structural integrity; fatigue analysis; fluid– structure interaction; hydrodynamic loading; ultimate limit state; numerical modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Wave Transformation in the Nearshore and the Formation of Surfable Waves
edited by
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 296 | 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)
Emerging Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges, Technologies and Optimization submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 248 | 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)
Coastal Morphodynamics and Dune Ecosystems
edited by Quentin Laporte-Fauret
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 62 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal dunes; morphodynamics; dune ecosystems; aeolian processes; vegetation– sediment feedback; coastal resilience; dune restoration; nature-based solutions; remote sensing; adaptive coastal management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Monitoring of Polar Coastal Erosion Processes
edited by Dustin Whalen
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open
Keywords: monitoring of polar coastal erosion; cryosphere– coast interactions; coastal morphodynamics; sediment transport; climate change impacts; coastal community resilience; Inuit knowledge mobilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Microplastics in Aquaculture and Fisheries Systems
edited by Ana Marta Gonçalves
submission deadline 10 May 2026 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open
Keywords: microplastics (MPs); aquaculture and fisheries systems; health risk; biological accumulation; toxic effect; mitigation strategies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)
Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice
edited by , David A. Hebert and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12356 | Submission Open
Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Development of Theories and Systems in Underwater Communications and Networks
edited by Jiang Zhu, Lei Wan and
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8340 | 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)
Advances in Marine Natural Products
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1752 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine natural products; bioactivity; marine biotechnology; drug discovery; sustainable extraction; marine metabolomics; marine symbiosis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
Marine Ecological Ranch, Fishery Remote Sensing, and Smart Fishery submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1745 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial underwater engineering; fisheries resources; seafood; marine ecological ranches; climate change; habitat; over-fishing; remote sensing; artificial intelligent; smart fisheries
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Bioactive Compounds Derived from Ocean Algae: Applications and Potential
edited by
submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine algae; bioactive compounds; natural products; pharmacological applications; algal biotechnology
Advances in Modelling Coastal and Ocean Dynamics submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open
Keywords: numerical models; coastal systems; hydrodynamics; climate change
(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)
Advances in Hybrid Offshore Wind–Wave Energy Systems submission deadline 15 May 2026 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open
Keywords: renewable energy; offshore wind energy systems; offshore wave energy converters; offshore hybrid wind wave energy; modelling; control; climate assessment; energy management
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)
Ship Performance and Emission Prediction submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2777 | 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)
Thermal Stress and Photosynthetic Resilience in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Under Climate Change
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 533 | Submission Open
Keywords: thermal stress; photoprotection (NPQ); thermal acclimation; coral bleaching; photosystem II repair; phytoplankton community shifts; primary productivity; algal bioengineering
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)
Marine Renewable Energy and Environment Evaluation
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 292 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine renewable energy evaluation; power plant location technology of marine renewable energy; energy big data construction of marine renewable energy; spatial– temporal characteristics of marine parameters; ocean observation technology; marine renewable energy device design and application; deep learning-based energy and environment short-term forecasting; machine learning-based energy and environmental forecasting; AI-based energy and environment evaluation and development; remoting sensing application in energy and environmental evaluation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Bioprospecting for Marine Organisms: From Genes to Compounds submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 261 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine organisms; bioprospecting; secondary metabolites; marine compounds; gene pathways; transcriptomes
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
High-Resolution Modeling of Marine Currents
edited by
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 71 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean modelling; ocean current; data assimilation; ocean dynamics; observation of ocean and atmosphere
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Overall Design of Underwater Vehicles
edited by and
submission deadline 20 May 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open
Keywords: new-type underwater vehicles; multidisciplinary design optimization; AI-assisted integrated design; hydrodynamic analysis; lightweight design of structure; advanced underwater energy system; multi-vehicle coordination and planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Advanced Technologies for New (Clean) Energy Ships—2nd Edition
edited by and He Miao
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3702 | 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)
Oil Spills in the Marine Environment
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 335 | 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)
Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 286 | 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)
Regional Physical Oceanography: Hydrodynamic and Water Quality Observations and Numerical Simulations submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open
Keywords: coastal circulation; shelf sea dynamics; estuarine processes; tidal forcing; stratification and mixing; water quality modeling; biogeochemical fluxes; contaminant dispersion; climate-driven variability
(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)
Sustainable Marine Pollution Control Through Microbial Processes
edited by
submission deadline 25 May 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open
Keywords: biodegradation; bioremediation; biotransformation; marine microbiome; co-contamination; legacy contaminants; machine learning and artificial intelligence
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)
Wave–Structure–Seabed Interaction
edited by , Hongwei An and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2341 | 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)
Application of Stable Isotopes in Studying Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems
edited by Thivanka Ariyarathna and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 154 | 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)
Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 149 | 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)
Advanced Geotechnical Investigations of Coral Sands in Marine Engineering
edited by
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 48 | Submission Open
Keywords: particle crushing; dilatancy behavior; liquefaction evaluation; pile– soil interaction; geophysical exploration; pile skin friction; foundation bearing capacity; coral reef drilling and coring technology; in situ permeability assessment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)
Advances in Ocean Observing Technology and System submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: ocean observing systems; autonomous platforms; marine sensors; observatories; Argo; glider; ocean data; artificial intelligence in oceanography; digital twins of the ocean; UN ocean decade; GOOS
(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)
Genomic Insights into Marine Biodiversity and Reproductive Resilience
edited by Maria Costantini and
submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 36 | Submission Open
Keywords: marine genomics; biodiversity; reproductive resilience; population genomics; adaptation and evolution; environmental stress response; eDNA and metagenomics; conservation genomics; functional genomics; climate change impacts
(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)
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