Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Operations and Maintenance Challenges in Wave Energy Conversion

edited by

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submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 231 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave energy conversion; wave energy technologies; reliability improvement; maintenance strategies; marine operations; IO& M optimization; operational expenditure (OPEX); environmental impact assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Altimetry Technologies in Marine Observation

edited by

Kamil Kowalczyk

submission deadline 25 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 47 | Submission Open

Keywords: global and local sea level rise; ocean currents; mesoscale and submesoscale dynamics; coastal ocean; satellite hydrology; altimetry retrackers; tropospheric corrections (e.g.; GPD+); radar interferometry (KaRIn); altimetry calibration and validation; L2/L4 products (multimission analyses)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Applications of Bubble Dynamics in Ocean Engineering: Theory, Experiment and Simulation

edited by Xiao Huang,

Abdellatif Ouahsine

and

Peng Du

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6374 | Submission Open

Keywords: bubble dynamics; cavitation; ultrasonic bubbles; ultra-fine bubbles; air-gun bubbles; underwater explosion bubbles; bubbly flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Dynamics and Control of Marine Mechatronics

edited by

Tao Wang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2865 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine mechatronics; dynamics modeling; advanced control; AI-driven solutions; energy-efficient actuation; marine energy harvesting; marine robot; intelligent system

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion

edited by

Yangjun Ahn

and

Kwang-Jun Paik

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2465 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship motion prediction; machine learning; artificial intelligence; system identification; time series prediction; seakeeping; maneuvering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Cable Technology: Cutting-Edge Research and Development Trends

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: submarine power cables and umbilicals; underwater communication cables; cable material science and durability; dynamic response and fatigue analysis; offshore installation techniques; cable– seabed interactions and stability; corrosion protection and lifetime prediction; multi-physics coupling mechanisms; digital twin and health monitoring systems; renewable energy integration (offshore wind; wave energy); deep-sea and polar cable engineering; risk assessment and failure mitigation

Reef Ecosystems and Community Invasion Ecology

edited by

Dan Tchernov

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: reef ecosystems; community invasion ecology; climate change and ocean warming; ocean acidification; biodiversity shifts; mesophotic and deep-sea reefs; adaptation and resilience; restoration and aquaculture; biogeochemistry

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Design and Analysis of Ship Structure

edited by

Jang Hyun Lee

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 729 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship structural design; electric vessels and fuel cell-powered vessels; LNG; LCO2; LH2 carrier structures; cryogenic insulation and boil-off gas (BOG) control; fatigue; collision; and ultimate strength analysis; fluid-structure interaction (FSI); digital twin and structural health monitoring (SHM); AI-based structural design and analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coastal Disaster Assessment and Response—2nd Edition

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 302 | Submission Open

Keywords: hurricane; storm surge; tsunami; nature-based solutions; vegetation; coastal resilience; mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Ship Structural Design and Analysis

edited by

Md Jahir Rizvi

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural design and analysis; mooring system analysis; local strength analysis; hydroelastic analysis; structural health monitoring and conditions assessment; reliability and risk analysis; fluid– structure interactions; structure– soil interactions; transportation and installation analysis of ship structures; fire and explosion analysis; fatigue and fracture analysis; life cycle assessment and recycling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Well Logging and Reservoir Characterization

edited by

Changchun Zou

and

Cheng Peng

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open

Keywords: well logging; petrophysics; reservoir characterization; oil and gas exploration; sedimentological analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Structural Analysis and Innovation for Deep Sea Energy Systems

edited by Yijun Shen

submission deadline 1 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore and ocean energy; energy system design and innovation; numerical modelling and optimization; deep sea oil and gas; hydrate technology; deep sea mining; transportation and minerals resource development technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Advances in Underwater Positioning and Navigation Technology

edited by Qiuying Wang and

Đula Nađ

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5032 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater navigation; acoustic positioning; inertial navigation; diver navigation; autonomous underwater vehicles (auvs); integrated navigation; real-time processing; machine learning; signal attenuation; collaborative navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coastal Geochemistry: The Processes of Water–Sediment Interaction

edited by

Aijun Wang

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2169 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal geochemistry; water– sediment interaction; biogeochemical cycling; nutrient dynamics; pollutant transformation; contamination evaluation; ecosystem risk; blue carbon; anthropogenic pressure; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Emerging Computational Methods in Intelligent Marine Vehicles

edited by

Ryan Wen Liu

, Maohan Liang and Kezhong Liu

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent marine vehicles; intelligent transportation; autonomous navigation; maritime traffic safety; artificial intelligence; computer vision; multi-sensor data fusion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Seagrass Conservation Blue Carbon and Restoration

edited by

Valentina Costa

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

Keywords: seagrass conservation; blue carbon; ecosystem restoration; coastal resilience; climate change mitigation; marine biodiversity; nature-based solutions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Impact of Human Activities on Marine Life

edited by

Ziv Zemah-Shamir

,

Giulia Cipriano

and

Roberto Carlucci

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

Keywords: marine biodiversity; anthropogenic stressors; ecosystem resilience; marine conservation; underwater noise; habitat degradation; overfishing; invasive species; global change impacts; sustainable ocean management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

How Marine Environment Changes Affect Marine Organism's Responses

edited by

Marco Munari

and

Patrizia Stipcich

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 60 | Submission Open

Keywords: acclimation; acidification; adaptation; climate change; ocean warming; plasticity; resilience; restoration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Marine Ecosystems

edited by Yuqiang Tao

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 57 | Submission Open

Keywords: persistent organic pollutants; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; microplastics; eutrophication; heavy metals; ecosystem regime shift; carbon burial; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Design of Marine Structures against Ice Actions

edited by

Mojtaba Mokhtari

,

Pentti Kujala

and

Bernt J. Leira

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13157 | Submission Open

Keywords: ice– structure interaction; ice mechanics; ice load; structural reliability; risk-based design; polar navigation; limit state of arctic marine structures; stochastic models; climate change

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in the Study of Coastal Processes and Wave Hydrodynamics across Multiple Scales

edited by

Márcia Lima

,

Francisco Sancho

and Alec Torres-Freyermuth

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 8508 | Submission Open

Keywords: numerical modeling; run-up; swash; non-linear wave dynamics; wave– current interactions; cross-shore and alongshore transport; wave– current– sediment– morphology interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization

edited by

Kai Wang

and

Nikos Themelis

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3671 | Submission Open

Keywords: ship energy efficiency modeling; ship energy consumption prediction; intelligent energy efficiency optimization; voyage optimization technology; clean energy hybrid power system; marine alternative fuel application technology; AI enabling energy efficiency optimization; advanced energy-saving technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Selected Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science

edited by

Ramūnas Povilanskas

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 196 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine environmental science; coastal and marine resource management; environmental aspects of oceanography; fisheries science; marine biotechnology; marine ecosystem; marine pollution and environmental toxicology

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

Sustainability Practices and Failure Analysis of Offshore Pipelines

edited by Ahmed Reda and

Chiemela Victor Amaechi

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 58 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore pipelines; sustainability; failure analysis; non-destructive testing (NDT); probability of detection (PoD); sizing accuracy; reliability analysis; structural health monitoring; corrosion; fatigue; inspection and maintenance; materials and coatings

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Hydrodynamic Performance, Optimization, and Design of Marine Turbines

edited by

Jin Hwan Ko

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 51 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamic performance; marine turbines; tidal energy; ocean current energy; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); optimization methods; turbine array design; wake interactions; structural loading; marine renewable energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine and Coastal Processes in a Changing Climate

edited by Yukiharu Hisaki

submission deadline 10 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate change; global warming; marine disaster; sea level rise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean and Global Climate)

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

,

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 12942 | Submission Open

Keywords: fixed-bottom wind turbines; floating offshore wind turbines; numerical analysis and wave– structure interaction; experimental testing; offshore wind turbines’ structural health monitoring; mooring lines design; novel materials and concepts; combined wind-wave energy systems; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancements in Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Optimization

edited by Zhi Zong

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1272 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamics; structure optimization; marine vehicles; multi-hulled ships; water entry and exit; cross-medium; high speed; autonomous

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Wave–Ice Interactions in Oceans: Observations, Modeling, and Dynamics

edited by

Takehiko Nose

and

Joey Voermans

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave– ice interactions; wave dynamics under ice cover; sea ice dynamics and thermodynamics under wave action; polar ocean processes; coupled wave– ice models; operational sea ice models

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Design and Innovation for Sustainable Maritime Transport Systems

edited by

Mark Ching-Pong Poo

, Shiqi Fan and

Yui-Yip Lau

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime innovation; ship design; smart ports; sustainable shipping; autonomous vessels; digital twins; energy-efficient transport; maritime resilience; maritime security and safety; digitalisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Control and Optimization of Marine Renewable Energy Systems

edited by

Guang Li

and Yingbo Huang

submission deadline 15 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: control system design; optimal design; wave energy; tidal energy; offshore wind; ocean thermal; salinity gradient

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Ocean Climate: Deep Learning, Statistical Methods and Dynamical Modeling

edited by

,

,

,

and Chang Liu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6966 | Submission Open

Keywords: climate modeling; data assimilation; deep learning; artificial intelligence; ocean information engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean and Global Climate)

Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation

edited by Paolo Silvestri

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5075 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater robotics; autonomous navigation; manipulation techniques; machine learning; underwater communication; underwater navigation; marine engineering; bio-inspired robot design; acoustic communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Fishing Gear and Aquacultural Engineering

edited by

Jihoon Lee

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1480 | Submission Open

Keywords: fishing gear; aquacultural engineering; mathematical model; simulation technology; fisheries sciences

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Maritime Logistics: Shipping and Port Management

edited by Jihong Chen and

Xianhua Wu

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 92 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent ship operations; port automation; multimodal transport optimization; digital ports; green port management; ship energy efficiency and emission control; maritime supply chain resilience; intelligent scheduling and collaborative decision-making; maritime and port engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancements in Autonomous Systems for Complex Maritime Operations

edited by

Yong Bai

and

Liang Zhao

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engineering; maritime operations; automation; artificial intelligence; autonomous surface vehicles; autonomous underwater vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

The Changing Arctic: Ocean–Ice Interactions and Emerging Observational Frontiers

edited by

Changsheng Chen

and

Yu Zhang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 38 | Submission Open

Keywords: arctic ocean circulation; sea ice modeling; satellite remote sensing; climate change impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7547 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous operations; surface and underwater applications; perception; decision-making; control; coordination and game; safety and efficiency

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Green Energy with Advanced Propulsion Systems for Net-Zero Shipping

edited by

Chybyung Park

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

Underwater Vehicles and Robotics

edited by Mai The Vu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 51 | 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)

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 34 | 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)

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 23 | 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)

Assessment and Monitoring of Coastal Water Quality

edited by

Saša Marcinek

,

Vlado Cuculić

and

Dario Omanović

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 741 | 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 38 | 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)

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 424 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

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 74 | 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)

Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment

edited by

Ebrahim Kadivar

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 10402 | 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)

Reliability, Risk, and Hazard Assessment of Marine Structures

edited by

Hem Bahadur Motra

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 60 | 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