Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Emerging Computational Methods in Intelligent Marine Vehicles

edited by

, Maohan Liang and Kezhong Liu

submission deadline 5 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 517 | 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 114 | 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 78 | 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 69 | 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 65 | 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 13436 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8762 | 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 4073 | 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 244 | 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 84 | 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 65 | 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 27 | 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 13204 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 1506 | 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 229 | 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 89 | 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 60 | 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 7245 | 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 5298 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1800 | 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 118 | 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 81 | 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 50 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8353 | 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)

The Control and Navigation of Autonomous Surface Vehicles

edited by

Defeng Wu

,

Zhiming Yuan

and

Haitong Xu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5069 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous surface vehicles (USVs); autonomous positioning and navigation; intelligent decision-making; adaptive control; collaborative control; sensing technology; artificial intelligence

(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 25 Mar 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1594 | 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)

Dynamics and Ecological Function of Marine Microbial Communities

edited by

Hongyue Dang

, Chunxiang Ai,

Ruiyong Zhang

and Xin Liu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine microbial ecology; microbial community dynamics; microbial community functioning; marine biogeochemical cycling; mariculture microbiology; marine biocorrosion; microbial bioremediation; microbial engineering; microbial geoengineering; effects of climate change on microbiology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

Green Energy with Advanced Propulsion Systems for Net-Zero Shipping

edited by

Chybyung Park

and

Hayoung Jang

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 82 | 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)

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 71 | 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)

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

edited by Mai The Vu

submission deadline 25 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 58 | 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 28 | 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 4440 | 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 2528 | 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 1488 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 684 | 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)

Marine Geotechnical Applications in Marine Structures

edited by

Sung-ha Baek

and

Jaehyun Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3005 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 790 | 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 52 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | 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)

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 491 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Ecology)

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 | Viewed by 428 | 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)

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 91 | 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 10617 | 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 74 | 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)

Risk Assessment and Prediction of Marine Equipment

edited by Xiaoming Huang

submission deadline 5 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

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

(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 21 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced in Marine Geomechanics and Geotechnics

edited by Kai Yao

submission deadline 10 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 247 | 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)

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 82 | 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 48 | 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 27 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Biology)

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