Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Feature Review Papers in Geological Oceanography

edited by

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14523 | 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)

Selection of Deep-Sea Aquaculture Species and Development of Supporting Technologies and Equipment

edited by

Zhenhua Ma

and Jianguang Qin

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7862 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-sea aquaculture; species selection; aquaculture technologies; sustainable cultivation; environmental control systems; innovative equipment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

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

edited by Xiao Huang,

Abdellatif Ouahsine

and

Peng Du

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5749 | 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)

Progress in Sensor Technology for Ocean Sciences

edited by

Marc Le Menn

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2757 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensor; oceanographic instrument; instrument network; calibration; uncertainty

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

New Era in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Wei Shi

,

Constantine Michailides

and

Jianhua Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11920 | 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)

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 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5469 | 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)

Advanced Research in Flexible Riser and Pipelines

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12758 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore risers; pipelines and moorings; flexible pipes and umbilical cables; section design; installation technique; dynamics response; fatigue analysis; structure stability and safety; structural analysis and optimization; subsea engineering and polar engineering; pipe– soil interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Gas Hydrates

edited by

Hailong Lu

,

Umberta Tinivella

and Yinan Deng

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6009 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas hydrate formation; reservoir characterization; resource potential; geophysical exploration; experimental technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Marine Environmental Analysis and Monitoring: Recent Harmful Events and New Substances

edited by

Frédéric Muttin

,

Hélène Thomas-Guyon

and

Stephane Le Floch

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5721 | Submission Open

Keywords: water quality; ecotoxicology; modeling/learning; chemical analysis; new fuels/shipments; accidents/conflicts; new risks

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

Hydrodynamic Research of Marine Structures (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dimitrios N. Konispoliatis

and

Spyros A. Mavrakos

submission deadline 1 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1600 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrodynamics; marine structures; fluid motion; hydrodynamic load; wave load; fluid– structure interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Parasites of Marine Fishes: Advances and Perspectives

edited by

Perla Tedesco

and

Marialetizia Palomba

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 7518 | Submission Open

Keywords: fish parasites; wild and farmed fish; protozoan and metazoan parasites; marine parasitology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Application of Advanced Technologies in Maritime Safety—Second Edition

edited by

Degang Xu

,

Chenxu Wang

and

Jiaxuan Yang

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5764 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Design and Application of Underwater Robots for Navigation and Manipulation

edited by Paolo Silvestri

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4321 | 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)

Advances in Underwater Positioning and Navigation Technology

edited by Qiuying Wang and

Đula Nađ

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4036 | 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)

Movable Coastal Structures and Flood Protection

edited by Alexander M.R. Bakker

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3600 | 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)

Coastal Disaster Assessment and Response—2nd Edition

edited by

Deniz Velioglu Sogut

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Marine Aquatic Species: Innovations in Health and Conservation

edited by

Hisham Abdelrahman

and Gianluca Sarà

submission deadline 5 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 118 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for Maritime and Underwater Archaeology—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

,

,

Mauro Francesco La Russa

,

George Papatheodorou

and

Nikola Mišković

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 13165 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater cultural heritage; virtual and augmented reality; marine robotics; artificial intelligence; underwater 3D imaging; conservation; diagnostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Performance and Emission Characteristics of Marine Engines

edited by

Elias Yfantis

,

Theodoros Zannis

and

George Mallouppas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10700 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engines; maritime; decarbonization; optimization; performance; emissions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Communication Networks and 6G Technologies

edited by Anastasios E. Giannopoulos,

Nikolaos Nomikos

and

Panagiotis Trakadas

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9832 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime communication networks (MCNs); machine learning and MCNs; 6G technologies in MCNs; multi-hop relaying techniques for MCNs; measurements and channel modeling for MCNs; radio resource management algorithms for MCNs

Advanced Studies in Marine Data Analysis

edited by

Huanhuan Li

,

Lu Zou

, Sheng Xu and

Zifei Xu

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3238 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine data analytics; autonomous shipping; big data in maritime transportation; maritime cybersecurity; maritime situational awareness; AI-driven decision support systems; intelligent marine systems; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Nature-Based Solutions in Coastal Systems

edited by

Sebastian Dan

and

Toon Verwaest

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2098 | Submission Open

Keywords: nature-based solutions; sandy coasts; beach nourishments; coastal squeeze; multifunctional coastal defense; coastal geomorphology; nature restoration; sediment management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Marine Cable Technology: Cutting-Edge Research and Development Trends

edited by

Yong Bai

and Weidong Ruan

submission deadline 10 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 155 | 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

Advanced Research in Shipping Informatics and Communications—2nd Edition

edited by

Nikitas Nikitakos

and

Iosif Progoulakis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 33012 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime digitalization; remote monitoring and advanced analytics; maritime cyberphysical security; autonomous and unmanned vessels; cybersecurity training; cybersecurity standards and directives; additive manufacturing in shipping; 5G implementation in shipping; E-navigation technologies in shipping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Structural Analysis and Failure Prevention in Offshore Engineering

edited by

Selda Oterkus

and

Erkan Oterkus

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11415 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy devices; offshore platforms; subsea pipelines; marine structures; fracture mechanics; corrosion; structural health monitoring; ice-structure interactions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Autonomous Marine Vehicle Operations—3rd Edition

edited by

Xiao Liang

,

Rubo Zhang

and

Xingru Qu

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5158 | 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)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2245 | 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)

Energy Efficiency Optimization Technologies for Shipping Decarbonization

edited by

Kai Wang

and

Nikos Themelis

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2196 | 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)

Advances in Intelligent Situation Awareness, Decision-Making and Control for Autonomous Ships

edited by

Mingyang Zhang

and

Wengang Mao

submission deadline 15 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous ships; situation awareness; intelligent decision-making; control and maneuvering; machine learning; deep learning models; AI

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 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7703 | 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)

Recent Developments and Advances in Geological Oceanography and Ocean Observation in the Pacific Ocean and Its Marginal Basins—2nd Edition

edited by

Entao Liu

,

Qiangtai Huang

and Jiangong Wei

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6074 | Submission Open

Keywords: sedimentary evolution; hydrocarbon exploration; tectonic evolution; ocean observation; marine chemistry; Pacific Ocean; oil and gas exploration; source to sink; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Recent Advances in Maritime Safety and Ship Collision Avoidance

edited by

Pengfei Chen

,

Junmin Mou

and Lei Du

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3634 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime safety; risk analysis; collision avoidance; decision making; AIS; artificial intelligence; autonomous ship

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Coastal Geochemistry: The Processes of Water–Sediment Interaction

edited by

Aijun Wang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1481 | 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)

Advances in Marine Natural Products

edited by

Pere Ferriol

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 148 | 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)

Numerical Model, Design, and Performance of Ocean Wave Energy Converters

edited by Guilherme Moura Paredes and Claes Eskilsson

submission deadline 20 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave energy converters; numerical modeling and optimization; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); extreme ocean conditions; performance assessment

(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 25 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6876 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Environmental Radioactivity and Its Applications in Marine Areas

edited by Viena Puigcorbé, Olivier Radakovitch,

Georgios Eleftheriou

and Maxi Castrillejo

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4175 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean tracers; radionuclides; environmental radioactivity

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

Machine Learning for Prediction of Ship Motion

edited by

Yangjun Ahn

and

Kwang-Jun Paik

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 717 | 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)

Nature-Based Solutions for Coastal Adaptation

edited by

Massimiliano Marino

and

Pushpa Dissanayake

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 255 | 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)

Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures

edited by

Joško Parunov

and

Yordan Garbatov

submission deadline 25 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 176 | 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)

Advanced Research on the Sustainable Maritime Transportation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xianhua Wu

,

Jian Wu

and

Lang Xu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 15 articles | Viewed by 24032 | Submission Open

Keywords: sustainable maritime transportation; green shipping; energy efficiency; alternative fuels; emission reduction; maritime safety; maritime accident; port; environmental impact; feasibility study

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Recent Research on the Measurement and Modeling of Sea Ice

edited by

Mark D. Orzech

, David A. Hebert and

Aleksey Marchenko

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 10373 | Submission Open

Keywords: sea ice; cryosphere; forecasting; measurement; climate change; marginal ice zone

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Cavitation Control in Marine Engineering: Modelling and Experiment

edited by

Ebrahim Kadivar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9518 | 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)

Advanced Control Strategies for Autonomous Maritime Systems

edited by Hossein Nejatbakhsh Esfahani, Arash Bahari Kordabad and

David Moreno-Salinas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6516 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned surface and underwater vehicles; guidance; navigation and control (GNC) algorithms; path planning and collision avoidance; robust and adaptive nonlinear control; intelligent and learning-based control; reinforcement learning methods and optimal control; advanced model predictive control schemes; cooperative and networked control; risk-aware and safety-critical control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Developments in Zero-Carbon Fuels for Smart, Safe, and Reliable Waterborne Applications

edited by

Gerasimos Theotokatos

,

Evangelos Boulougouris

and Panagiotis Karvounis

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4415 | Submission Open

Keywords: zero-carbon fuels; maritime decarbonization; alternative fuels; sustainable shipping; smart maritime systems; safe fuel technology; hydrogen fuel cells; hydrogen fuel; ammonia fuel; emission reduction; fuel safety standards; marine environmental sustainability; electrification; autonomous waterborne systems; marine fuel supply chains; fuel efficiency; fuel cell technology in marine applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Application of Remote Sensing Technology in Marine and Water Resources Observation

edited by

Virginia Zamparelli

and

Simona Verde

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 699 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean winds; wave; currents; and bathymetry; ecological applications: water quality; oil spill; and algal blooms; radar; remote sensing; ocean and coastal monitoring; coastal areas safety and protection; synthetic aperture radar; PolSAR; InSAR; and change detection techniques; optical data

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

Advancements in Marine Hydrodynamics and Structural Optimization

edited by Zhi Zong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 429 | 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)

Selected Feature Papers in Marine Environmental Science

edited by

Ramūnas Povilanskas

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 126 | 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)

Design and Analysis of Mooring System for Floating Offshore Structures

edited by

Dongsheng Qiao

,

Zhen Guo

and Liqin Liu

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8759 | Submission Open

Keywords: mooring system; anchor foundation; floating structures; offshore platform; wind turbine; wave energy converter; photovoltaic power station; submerged floating tunnel; motion analysis and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Numerical Modeling of Fluid-Structure Interactions in Ocean Engineering

edited by Ole Andreas Hermundstad

submission deadline 1 Oct 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7530 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave and current loads; seakeeping; maneuvering and added resistance; slamming; hydroelasticity; marine operations; air gap; moorings; vortex-induced vibrations (VIV); vortex-induced motions (VIM)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

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