Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Drift Modeling at Sea: Applications to Marine Pollution, Harmful Algal Blooms, Sargassum, and Search and Rescue Operations

edited by

Pierre Daniel

and Graig Sutherland

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 158 | Submission Open

Keywords: advances in trajectory modeling; process of drift and dispersion in coastal and open waters; uncertainty related to drift models; dynamic systems theory for drift prediction; accidental marine pollution; harmful algal bloom; sargassum; search and rescue

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Green Energy with Advanced Propulsion Systems for Net-Zero Shipping

edited by

Chybyung Park

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 121 | Submission Open

Keywords: green fuels; advanced propulsion system with electric propulsion; new technology for net-zero; GHG (greenhouse gas); rule and regulation; safety for green fuels; energy management system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Modelling, Navigation, and Intelligent Control of Marine Vehicles and Robotics

edited by Mai The Vu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous surface vehicles (ASVs); remotely operated vehicles (ROVs); unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs); glider; autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs); navigation and guidance system; intelligent control; robust control; linear and nonlinear control; formation control; adaptive control; path planning and path following; machine learning and deep learning; localization; mapping and SLAM

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coral Reef Population and Community Structure Changes in Recent Times: Causes, Consequences and Future

edited by

Ernesto Weil

and

Aldo Croquer

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: ecological resistance; ecological resilience; coral reef community dynamics; climate change; water temperature anomalies; anthropogenic stress; mass mortalities; bleaching; coral diseases; coral reef deterioration; restoration and recovery

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Movable Coastal Structures and Flood Protection

edited by Alexander M.R. Bakker

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5370 | Submission Open

Keywords: compound events; operational reliability; storm surge barriers; flood protection; flood risk; critical coastal structures; extremes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Particle Capture, Bioenergetics, and Ecological Role of Filter-Feeding Marine Invertebrates

edited by

Hans Ulrik Riisgård

and Florian Lüskow

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3158 | Submission Open

Keywords: filter feeding in marine invertebrates (planktonic and benthic species); bioenergetics (food uptake; assimilation; respiration; and energy budgets); biological filter pumps (design; function; and energy cost); particle capture (mechanisms and retention efficiency); population grazing impact of filter feeders; predation impact of jellyfish

Research and Development of Green Ship Energy

edited by

Simona Di Micco

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2327 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime sector decarbonization; zero-emission vessels; hybrid propulsion systems; fuel cell technologies; hydrogen and hydrogen carriers; zero-carbon fuels; on-board feasibility installation assessment; powertrains modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Wave Hydrodynamics in Coastal Areas

edited by

Germán Rodríguez

submission deadline 30 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1166 | Submission Open

Keywords: wind-generated surface gravity waves; ocean wave measurements; wave climate variability; probabilistic wave analysis and modeling; time-frequency analysis of waves; numerical wave modelling; extreme wave events; wave prediction; wave propagation simulation; wave-driven coastal processes; wave energy resource assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Feature Review Papers in Geological Oceanography

edited by

Markes E. Johnson

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 24312 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal geomorphology; cyclonic storms; storm deposits; ecosystem equivalents; mangroves; coastal sand dunes; reefs; coralline algae; geoheritage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4142 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine geotechnical engineering; soil– structure interaction; physical modelling; numerical modelling; marine structure design; site investigation; geotechnical property; coastal engineering; marine geophysics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Assessment and Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality

edited by

Saša Marcinek

,

Vlado Cuculić

and

Dario Omanović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1448 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal water quality; water pollution; environmental monitoring; anthropogenic impact; bioindicators; trace metals; organic pollutants; eutrophication; emerging contaminants; coastal management

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

Major Threats and Knowledge Gaps in Sea Turtle Conservation

edited by

Michele Arienzo

and

Juan Jose Alava

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea turtles; threats; vulnerability of nesting sites; plastic pollution; climate change; knowledge-action gaps; conservation management; mitigation measures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Advances in Sedimentology and Coastal and Marine Geology, 3rd Edition

edited by

Gemma Aiello

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1747 | Submission Open

Keywords: morpho-bathymetry; facies analysis; volcano-tectonic processes; caldera uplift; bradyseism; gas emissions and earthquakes; stratigraphic architecture of continental margins; tectonic and eustatic controls on stratigraphic sequences; submarine canyons

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Wave Excitation Loads and Structural Assessment in Maritime and Offshore Engineering

edited by

Arun Dev

,

Giuliano Vernengo

and

Ling Qian

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 956 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave– structure interaction; hydrodynamic loads; structural assessment; fatigue and fracture; maritime and offshore engineering; marine and offshore structures; computational modeling and experimental validation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Biogeography, Biodiversity and Systematics of Marine Cephalopods

edited by

Christian Marcelo Ibáñez

, Sergio A. Carrasco and

María Cecilia Pardo-Gandarillas

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 559 | Submission Open

Keywords: cephalopods; systematics; taxonomy; genetics; phylogeny; biodiversity; biogeography; species diversity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Biogeochemistry of Rare Earth Elements (REE) in Marine Environments

edited by

Pedro Brito

and Mário Mil-Homens

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: rare earth elements (REE); coastal biogeochemistry; environmental contamination; sediment and water dynamics; ecological impact; REE speciation and mobility; pollution monitoring; sustainable resource management; ecosystem risk assessment; coastal ecosystem protection

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

Coastal Hydrodynamics, Conservation and Restoration: Numerical Investigation, Experimental Research and Technical Application

edited by

Marcello Di Risio

and

Piera Fischione

submission deadline 1 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal processes; coastal hydrodynamics; coastal conservation; coastal protection; coastal management; climate change; numerical modeling; experimental modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Its Applications in Intelligent Ship Navigation

edited by

Chenguang Liu

,

Jialun Liu

, Xiumin Chu and

Xiao Lang

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20780 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship intelligent perception; deep learning network for navigation; ship navigation behavior analysis; navigation situation awareness; human– machine cooperative navigation; autonomous collision avoidance; reinforcement learning for motion planning; ship sailing and berthing control; shore-based remote control; testing of intelligent navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment

edited by

Ebrahim Kadivar

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11931 | Submission Open

Keywords: cavitation control; cavitation exploitations; cavitation control around hydrofoils and propellers; cavitation passive control methods; cavitation active control methods; cavitation control in internal flows; control of partial and cloud cavitation; control of underwater radiated noise; control of cavitation-induced erosion; control of cavitation-induced vibration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Plankton Community in Marine Ecological Environment: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

Yongsik Sin

and

Genuario Belmonte

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10248 | Submission Open

Keywords: bio-indicators; planktonic interaction; molecular; stable isotope; ecological modeling; marine food webs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Risk Assessment and Prediction of Marine Equipment

edited by Xiaoming Huang

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 324 | Submission Open

Keywords: risk assessment; risk prediction; marine equipment; artificial intelligence; sensor; digital twin

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Reliability, Risk, and Hazard Assessment of Marine Structures

edited by

Hem Bahadur Motra

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structures; hydrodynamic effects; structural reliability; risk assessment; hazard analysis; probabilistic methods; uncertainty quantification; offshore engineering; fatigue and corrosion; climate change; risk-informed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Structural and Dynamic Analysis of Ships and Marine Structures

edited by

Byungyoung Moon

and

Dohan Oh

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 66 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structure engineering; ship structural analysis; marine structures; structural integrity

(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 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9676 | 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)

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

edited by

Dídac Diego Tortosa

,

María Campo Valera

and

Umberta Tinivella

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4324 | 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)

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

edited by

Amirmehdi Yazdani

, Oleg Yakimenko and Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1314 | 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)

Advances in Marine Geomechanics and Geotechnics

edited by Kai Yao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 581 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modelling; soil– structure interaction; centrifuge modelling; geotechnical risk and reliability analysis; spatial variability of soil; remote sensing and robotics; laboratory modelling; seismic and liquefaction analysis; machine learning in geotechnics; instrumentation and monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Aquatic Species: Innovations in Health and Conservation

edited by

Hisham Abdelrahman

and Gianluca Sarà

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine fish; shellfish; aquaculture; disease management; conservation; climate change; genetics and genomics; fish health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation

edited by

Massimiliano Marino

and

Pushpa Dissanayake

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 413 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal restoration; climate change mitigation; flood risk reduction; coastal erosion; carbon sequestration; coastal protection; green infrastructures

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

Future Trends in Ship Energy-Saving Devices and Solutions

edited by

Simone Mancini

,

Fabio De Luca

and Stephan Berger

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 159 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship energy efficiency; energy saving devices; marine propulsion; hydrodynamics; naval architecture; decarbonization; CFD; sustainable shipping; propeller; rudder

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Microalgae: Taxonomy, Diversity and Biogeography

edited by

Zhun Li

and Jin Ho Kim

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microalgae ; phytoplankton diversity ; integrative taxonomy ; phylogenomics ; metabarcoding and eDNA ; cryptic species ; biogeography ; trait-based ecology ; harmful algal blooms ; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Feature Papers in Marine Biology, 2nd Edition

edited by

Francesco Tiralongo

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 106 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine biodiversity; conservation; climate change; invasive species; fisheries management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Theory, Method and Engineering Application of Computational Mechanics in Offshore Structures II

edited by

,

,

,

and Zhixun Yang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 16650 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore oil engineering; subsea production system; offshore platform; marine risers and pipelines; intelligent design and manufacture of marine equipment; structural safety and reliability; intelligent monitoring and operation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Sustainable Development and Resource Management of Marine Aquaculture

edited by

Carlos Andrade

,

Florbela Soares

,

Ricardo Haroun

, Rui J. M. Rocha and

Aires Oliva-Teles

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7521 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine aquaculture; water quality management; sustainable feeds and feed management; fish health and nutrition; fish disease and physiology; energy efficiency; biodiversity and genetic management; resource management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Advances in Marine Engineering Hydrodynamics, 2nd Edition

edited by Yihan Xing, Fengmei Jing and

Renwei Ji

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 821 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy (wind; tidal; wave; multi-energy integrated system); ship hydrodynamics; wave– structure interaction; hydroelasticity; fluid– structure interaction; numerical method; machine learning; model test

(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 15 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 815 | 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)

Advances in Marine Geotechnical Engineering and Disaster Prevention Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Benamar

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 280 | 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)

Intelligent Diagnostics and Control for Offshore Mechanical Systems

edited by

Yassine Amirat

and

Tianzhen Wang

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore engineering; marine technology; Structural Health Monitoring (SHM); system resilience; reliability and safety; Prognostics and Health Management (PHM); Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM); data-driven maintenance; performance optimization; fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

From Genes to Ecosystems: Biological and Toxicological Impacts of Marine Pollution

edited by Ali B. Ishaque

submission deadline 15 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 65 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine pollution; ecotoxicology; biomarkers; adverse outcome pathways (AOPs); omics technologies; molecular toxicology; emerging contaminants; food web disruption; trophic transfer; ecosystem-level effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

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

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

and

Kostas Belibassakis

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19209 | 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)

Monitoring of Ocean Surface Currents and Circulation

edited by

Charitha Pattiaratchi

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9338 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean surface currents; currents; circulation; remote sensing; numerical modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

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

edited by Antonio Carlos Fernandes and Joel Sena Sales Junior

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5148 | 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)

Toward Adaptive AI for Coastal Systems: Digital Twins, Design and Optimization

edited by

Vincent Lyne

,

Fengqin Yan

and

Dongjie Fu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 102 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptive coastal management; physics-guided AI; digital twins; design optimization; compound flooding; shoreline and morphology change; data assimilation; closed-loop learning; forecast verification and skill; uncertainty quantification and explainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

The Role of Maritime Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Communication in Achieving Net Zero GHG

edited by

Francisco Cabrera

and

Alba Martínez-López

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: AIS data; green technologies’ assessment to meet Net Zero GH; maritime tracking; market-based measure performance on maritime transport decarbonization; navigation safety; techno-economic analysis of WtW emissions reduction; VDES (VHF Data Exchange System); net-zero GHG strategies and policy trends for maritime transport; ship traffic; role of renewable energies and alternative fuels in the green transition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Alternative Fuels and Emission Control in Maritime Applications

edited by

Yuanqing Zhu

submission deadline 20 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 79 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative fuels; maritime emissions; greenhouse gas reduction; multi-pollutant control; aftertreatment technologies; zero-emission shipping; life cycle assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Mesozooplankton Ecology in Marine Environments

edited by

Maria Protopapa

and Inma Herrera

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2409 | Submission Open

Keywords: mesozooplankton; biomarkers; pollution; climate change; diversity; trophic interactions; anthropogenic stressors; heatwaves

Advances in Coastal Dune and Aeolian Processes Research

edited by

Nicolas Robin

, Nicholas Cohn and

Juan B. Gallego-Fernández

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1354 | 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)

Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures

edited by

Joško Parunov

and

Yordan Garbatov

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 330 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structures; ships; floating and fixed offshore structures; submarines; fish farms; renewable energy devices; multi-physics and multi-scale simulations; static and dynamic analyses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Artificial Intelligence and Its Application in Ocean Engineering

edited by

Enhao Wang

and Dixia Fan

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 135 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence in ocean engineering; machine learning and deep learning; physics-informed neural networks (PINNs); vortex-induced vibration (VIV) prediction; fluid– structure interaction; digital twin for offshore systems; marine renewable energy optimisation; intelligent monitoring and risk assessment; data assimilation and ocean forecasting; hybrid AI– numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Bathymetry and Seafloor Mapping

edited by Ziyin Wu

submission deadline 25 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 90 | Submission Open

Keywords: seafloor topography and geomorphology; advances in seafloor bathymetric data analysis and mining; seafloor mapping techniques; seafloor-sediment classification; submarine geomorphic processes and evolution; underwater target recognition

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

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