Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Marine Fuel Cell Technology: Latest Advances and Prospects

edited by

and

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3719 | 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)

Abundance and Diversity of the Sea Fish Community

edited by

Alen Soldo

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3636 | Submission Open

Keywords: feeding; migrations; spawning; hydroacoustic; tagging; underwater observations; captive and wild fish

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Underwater Robots

edited by Qinghua Jiang and Dong Zhang

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2569 | Submission Open

Keywords: design and optimization methods; new-concept and multimodal underwater robots; trans-media vehicles; robots with biomimetic propulsion; hydrodynamics; future perspectives related to underwater robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ship Performance and Emission Prediction

edited by

Kayvan Pazouki

and

Rosemary Norman

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 271 | 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)

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

edited by Antonio Carlos Fernandes and Joel Sena Sales Junior

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 214 | 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)

Bioprospecting for Marine Organisms: From Genes to Compounds

edited by

Chiara Lauritano

and

Eleonora Montuori

submission deadline 25 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 55 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine organisms; bioprospecting; secondary metabolites; marine compounds; gene pathways; transcriptomes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Ocean Internal Waves and Circulation Dynamics in Climate Change

edited by

Shuqun Cai

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4014 | Submission Open

Keywords: internal wave; circulation/eddy; mixing; observation or modeling; case studies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Marine Equipment Intelligent Fault Diagnosis

edited by Luis F. Mendonça,

Francesc Xavier Martínez De Osés

and

Susana Vieira

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 1381 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; fault diagnosis; deep learning; digital twins; equipment monitoring; radio navigation; AIS; meteodata

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Marine Geotechnical Engineering and Disaster Prevention Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Benamar

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 65 | 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)

Ocean Observations, Second Edition

edited by Chung-Ru Ho

submission deadline 30 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean observation; maritime safety; marine engineering; maritime planning; maritime construction; ocean observation instruments and technology; battery capacity; data storage; ocean energy; ocean observation systems; ocean observation results; ocean observation applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Parasitology of Marine Animals

edited by

Sónia Rocha

and

Alexandre Lobo-da-Cunha

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 130 | 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)

Recent Advances in Marine Bioacoustics

edited by Valentina Zaffaroni-Caorsi,

Giovanni Zambon

and

Roberto Benocci

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8186 | Submission Open

Keywords: bioacoustics; soundscape; marine; underwater; anthropogenic; conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

Sediment Geochemical Proxys and Processes in Paleomarine Ecosystems

edited by

Slobodan Miko

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2354 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine sediments; inorganic proxies; organic proxies; biomarkers; paleoproductivity; provenance; isotopes; redox; sea surface temperature (SST)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Underwater Acoustic Field Modulation Technology

edited by Bin Wang

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1107 | Submission Open

Keywords: sound cloaks; acoustic gradient materials; materials with special acoustic parameters; the topology of special acoustic parameters; multi-mode materials; acoustic coding

(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 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 107 | 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 the Decision-Making and Control of Autonomous Marine Vehicles

edited by

Amirmehdi Yazdani

, Oleg Yakimenko and Somaiyeh MahmoudZadeh

submission deadline 1 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 92 | 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)

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

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

and

Kostas Belibassakis

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13003 | 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)

Modelling Techniques for Floating Offshore Wind Turbines

edited by

Nuno Fonseca

and Petter Andreas Berthelsen

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 12131 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating offshore wind turbine; numerical modelling; experimental modelling; fully coupled dynamics; wave– structure hydrodynamics; aero-elastic dynamics; control strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Co-Optimization of Fuel, Engine and After-Treatment Towards the IMO 2050 Target

edited by

Tie Li

and Xinyi Zhou

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5890 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engine; IMO net-zero target; alternative fuels; ammonia; methanol; bio-fuel; combustion; pollutant emissions; aftertreatment; onboard carbon capture; utilization and storage

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Coastal Dune and Aeolian Processes Research

edited by

Nicolas Robin

, Nicholas Cohn and

Juan B. Gallego-Fernández

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 100 | 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)

Advanced Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Methods in Marine Renewable Energy

edited by Mehdi Neshat and

John Boland

submission deadline 5 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 94 | 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)

Monitoring and Evaluation of Marine Engineering Equipment and Structures

edited by

Ziguang Jia

,

Peng Zhang

and Yi Huang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7967 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; digital twin; structural maintenance; modal identification; structural dynamic analysis; model correction; load and response identification; life extension evaluation; fatigue analysis and fracture mechanics; smart materials and structures

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancing Marine Sustainability: Alternative Fuels and Decarbonizing Technologies for a Low-Carbon Future

edited by

Eduardo Blanco-Davis

and

Jin Wang

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3091 | 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

edited by

Shih-Chun Hsiao

,

Wen-Son Chiang

and

Wei-Bo Chen

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2515 | 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)

Emerging Topics in Intelligent Technology for Maritime Autonomous Systems

edited by Jin Liu,

Jialun Liu

and

Zhouhua Peng

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous systems; autonomous agents; autonomous ships; intelligent decision-making; human– computer interactions; energy-efficient systems

(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 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 84 | 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)

Cutting-Edge Technologies in Offshore Wind Energy

edited by

Dongran Song

submission deadline 10 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 56 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating wind turbines; smart grid integration; aerodynamic optimizations; deep-water infrastructure

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Hydroelastic Behaviour of Floating Offshore Structures

edited by

Sarat Chandra Mohapatra

and

Carlos Guedes Soares

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19175 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydroelastic of moored structures; circular floating structure; oil-storage tank; mooring lines with hinges; offshore wind turbine; elastic floaters with fish cage; floating platform

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Numerical Analysis and Modeling of Floating Structures

edited by Shengzhe (Jackson) Wang,

Jinghua Wang

and

Chungkuk Jin

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8126 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore platform; floating infrastructure; marine transportation; mooring dynamics; computational fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interaction; numerical methods; multi-physics modeling; extreme waves; climate adaptation; structure resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Maritime Security and Risk Assessments—2nd Edition

edited by

,

,

,

and

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5543 | 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)

Development of Superhydrophobic Materials for Maritime Applications

edited by

Dong Song

and Qiaogao Huang

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 597 | Submission Open

Keywords: micro-/nanostructures; drag reduction; prevention of biofouling; corrosion resistance; durability in harsh environments; wettability control; self-cleaning surfaces; protection for underwater sensors; multiphase simulation of superhydrophobic surfaces; anti-icing in marine environments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Biochemical Interactions Between Microalgae and Marine Environment

edited by

Tea Mišić Radić

and

Petra Peharec Štefanić

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotechnology; climate change; environmental stressors; interactions; microalgae; nutrients; pollution; temperature

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

Simulation-Based Design Optimization in Ship and Offshore Hydrodynamics

edited by

José Miguel Rodrigues

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 70 | 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)

Application of Stable Isotopes in Studying Pollutants in Marine Ecosystems

edited by Thivanka Ariyarathna and

Terry E. Whitledge

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 52 | 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)

Emerging Trends in Underwater Optical Wireless Communications: Challenges, Technologies and Optimization

edited by

Henrique Manuel Salgado

and

Joana dos Santos Tavares

submission deadline 15 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 48 | 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)

Maritime Traffic Engineering

edited by Jingxian Liu

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3116 | Submission Open

Keywords: traffic flow analysis and optimization; maritime traffic forecasting and simulation models; intelligent transportation system (ITS) applications; intelligent maritime supervision; environmental impacts of maritime traffic; safety and risk analysis in maritime traffic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Computational Fluid Dynamics and Acoustic Design Methods for Ship

edited by Binxin Wu and Huabing Wen

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1901 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; ship hydrodynamics; marine propeller; optimization design; ship structural acoustics; cavitation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Learning from Geomorphological Adaptation of Coasts at Different Time Scales (2nd Edition)

edited by

Susana Costas

and

Duncan M. FitzGerald

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal barrier evolution; vulnerability; and resilience; evidence of non-linear barrier dynamics over distinct temporal scales; beach and dune morphodynamics; shoreline evolution from years to decades; perturbations and (eco)geomorphic adaptation of beach– dune systems across timescales; formation; evolution; and sealing of transgressive coastal dunes; observations of coastal adaptation through different time scales; impacts of climate and meteocean conditions variability on the beach– dune system; cross-scale integration of coastal barrier changes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

Microbial Biogeography in Global Oceanic Systems

edited by

Alyse Larkin

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1155 | Submission Open

Keywords: microbial biogeography; microbiome function; genomic traits; microbial metabolism; global oceans; ocean biomes and seascapes; biological oceanography; ecosystem processes; biogeochemistry; biochemical rates and fluxes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Wave Transformation in the Nearshore and the Formation of Surfable Waves

edited by

Sarath Wijeratne

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 88 | 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)

Infrastructure for Offshore Aquaculture Farms

edited by

Chien Ming Wang

and Wenhua Zhao

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 64 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore aquaculture; seaweed farming; fish farming; aquaculture infrastructure; digital twins; autonomous monitoring; integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Bioactive Compounds Derived from Ocean Algae: Applications and Potential

edited by

Ali Parsaeimehr

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine algae; bioactive compounds; natural products; pharmacological applications; algal biotechnology

Advanced Studies in Marine Mechanical and Naval Engineering

edited by

Giulia Palomba

and

Pasqualino Corigliano

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11120 | 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

Chunhui Wang

,

Chao Wang

and Shunying Ji

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 3134 | 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)

Advanced Technologies for New (Clean) Energy Ships—2nd Edition

edited by

Qiuwan Shen

and He Miao

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1620 | 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)

Floating Wave–Wind Energy Converter Plants

edited by

Yichen Jiang

,

Mingsheng Chen

and

Kai Wang

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1211 | 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)

Selected Feature Papers in Ocean Engineering

edited by

Erkan Oterkus

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 61 | 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)

Thermal Stress and Photosynthetic Resilience in Marine Organisms and Ecosystems Under Climate Change

edited by

Andrei Herdean

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 60 | 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

Chongwei Zheng

submission deadline 25 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 44 | 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)

Marine Biota Distribution and Biodiversity

edited by

Kosmas Kevrekidis

,

Chryssa Anastasiadou

and

Giorgio Mancinelli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14666 | 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)

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