Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Past Evolution and Future Projections of Shallow Coastal and Lagoon Systems

edited by Alessandro Conforti

submission deadline 25 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal systems; holocene; sea-level rise; climate change; sedimentary inputs; resilience; coastal management; adaptation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

New Technologies in Autonomous Ship Navigation

edited by Jiqiang Li,

Guoqing Zhang

,

Antonio M. Pascoal

and

Weidong Zhang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 15 articles | Viewed by 11235 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine surface vehicles; sensor-fusion navigation technology; autonomous ship navigation; optimal path planning; dynamic positioning; cooperative control; intelligent control for multiple vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Analysis of Strength, Fatigue, and Vibration in Marine Structures

edited by

Joško Parunov

and

Yordan Garbatov

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 9 articles | Viewed by 6835 | 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)

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 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3151 | 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 Marine Geotechnical Engineering and Disaster Prevention Engineering

edited by

Ahmed Benamar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2776 | 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)

Advanced Studies of Hydrate-Bearing Marine Sediments

edited by Jiaxin Sun,

Gang Lei

, Xiaohui Wang, Yisong Yu and Bin Fang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 825 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrate accumulation; hydrate formation and dissociation; hydrate production; flow assurance; CO2 hydrate sequestration; multiphase flow; hydrate reservoir mechanics; reservoir subsidence; sand control; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Advances in Extreme Sea Level Projections for Coastal Protection and Resilience: Multiscale Monitoring and Modeling of Tides, Storm Surges, and Wave Dynamics

edited by

Farzin Samsami

and Pavel Tkalich

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 586 | Submission Open

Keywords: extreme sea level; sea level rise; sea level variation and anomaly; sea surface topography and height; astronomical tide; storm surge; wave dynamics; data-driven model; global and regional, local models; hindcast simulations and projections; seasonal cycles and climate variations; remote sensing and tide gauge measurements; coastal resilience and hazard mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

System Optimization and Control of Unmanned Marine Vehicles

edited by

Liying Hao

,

Weidong Zhang

and Yongpeng Weng

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4509 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-objective design and optimization; distributed formation control; path planning and dynamic positioning; navigation and optimal control; fault diagnosis and cyber secure optimization; perception and motion planning; sliding mode fault-tolerant control; sensor fusion and state estimation; model predictive control; system identification and parameter estimation; energy aware mission planning; digital twin validation; deep learning for marine vehicle control

(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 1 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2757 | 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)

Risk Assessment and Prediction of Marine Equipment

edited by Xiaoming Huang

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2323 | Submission Open

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

(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 1 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1140 | 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)

Marine Technology: Latest Advancements and Prospects, 2nd Edition

edited by Shen Li, Mingxin Li and

Do Kyun Kim

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open

Keywords: fluid–structure interaction; limit state-based structural design; wind/wave/tidal energy systems and structures; digital twin decarbonization of maritime transport; structural monitoring and inspection; hybrid simulation; automatic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Estuarine and Coastal Systems

edited by

Austin Fox

and

José Fortes Lopes

submission deadline 1 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 217 | Submission Open

Keywords: estuarine and coastal systems; eutrophication; hypoxia; trophic disruptions; microbial communities; water quality; dissolved oxygen; anoxia; ecosystem services; resting stages and "resurrection ecology”

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

Autonomous Ship and Harbor Maneuvering: Modeling and Control

edited by Sewon Kim and

Chungkuk Jin

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8263 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous vessel arrival and departure; autonomous harbor operation method; autonomous vessel berthing and berth planning; autonomous vessel cargo loading and unloading; harbor autonomous guided vehicle and yard tractor scheduling; autonomous vessel digital twin; autonomous harbor digital twin; autonomous vessel and harbor interaction; ship and harbor data standardization

(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 5 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5419 | 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)

Ocean Deoxygenation in the Cenozoic: Proxies and Reconstructions

edited by

Guodong Jia

and

Alan Maria Mancini

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean deoxygenation; human impact; climate change; Cenozoic

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Advances in Coastal Hydrodynamic and Morphodynamic Processes Under a Changing Climate, 2nd Edition

edited by

Chatzipavlis Antonis

submission deadline 5 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal morphodynamics; beach morphology; coastal hydrodynamics; climate change; extreme sea levels; mean sea level rise; coastal processes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Coastal Engineering)

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

edited by Antonio Carlos Fernandes and Joel Sena Sales Junior

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 16181 | 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)

Marine Fishing Gear and Aquacultural Engineering

edited by

Jihoon Lee

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6151 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Aquaculture)

Offshore Renewable Energy: Waves, Tides, and Wind

edited by Yu Cao

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2211 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore renewable energy; floating wind turbines; wave and tidal energy; multi-energy complementary systems; mooring and positioning; structural health monitoring; digital twin technology; offshore wind-to-hydrogen; offshore wind–solar–fishery integration; ocean energy microgrids

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Energy)

Alternative Fuels and Emission Control in Maritime Applications

edited by

Yuanqing Zhu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1315 | 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)

Marine Fisheries Acoustics and Stock Assessment

edited by

Tohru Mukai

and

Dezhang Chu

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 424 | Submission Open

Keywords: fisheries acoustics; broadband acoustics; quantitative sonar; target strength; hydroacoustic surveys; fish stock assessment; acoustic scattering models; species identification; near-surface fish detection; ecosystem monitoring

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Heatwaves in Estuaries, Coastal Zones, and Shelf Seas: Physical Drivers and Ecological Impacts

edited by Kaveh Purkiani

submission deadline 10 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 216 | Submission Open

Keywords: marie heatwaves; compound events; estuaries, coastal zones, and shelf seas; ecological impacts; biogeochemical responses to marine heatwaves; species adaptation and resilience to extreme events; vulnerability of coastal ecosystems under MHWs and their cascading effects

(This special issue belongs to the Section Physical Oceanography)

Mesozooplankton Ecology in Marine Environments

edited by

Maria Protopapa

and

Inma Herrera

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4942 | Submission Open

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

Advanced Research in Underwater Acoustic Signal Processing

edited by

Daniel Rouseff

and

Changpeng Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 11 articles | Viewed by 3694 | Submission Open

Keywords: underwater acoustic signal processing; array signal processing; data-driven underwater acoustic processing; striation-based processing; ocean acoustic interference; underwater source localization; shallow- and deep-water acoustics; ocean acoustic inversion; underwater communications.

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Computational Intelligence and Machine Learning Methods in Marine Renewable Energy

edited by

Mehdi Neshat

and

John Boland

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2902 | 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)

Marine Climate Models and Environmental Dynamics

edited by

Nerea Portillo Juan

and

Jose del Campo

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2091 | Submission Open

Keywords: ocean modelling; marine climate; Artificial Intelligence (AI); machine learning; environmental dynamics; climate change impacts; coupled models; physical oceanography; biogeochemical models; marine ecosystems

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

Recent Advances in Marine Petroleum and Reservoir Engineering

edited by

Peng Cheng

submission deadline 15 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 264 | Submission Open

Keywords: offshore petroleum basins; marine petroleum geology; oil and gas accumulation; reservoir engineering; resource potential

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Advanced Research on Path Planning for Intelligent Ships

edited by

Joo-Sung Kim

,

Ho Namgung

and

Kwang-il Kim

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5970 | Submission Open

Keywords: maritime autonomous surface ships (MASS); path planning; collision avoidance; artificial intelligence; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Marine Propulsion Systems: Hydrodynamics, Numerical Simulation, and Intelligent Control

edited by

Gregory Grigoropoulos

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1757 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine propulsion; hydrodynamics; optimization; operational efficiency; novel propulsion systems; electrical propulsion; numerical simulation; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Microplastics in Aquaculture and Fisheries Systems

edited by Ana Marta Gonçalves

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1259 | Submission Open

Keywords: microplastics (MPs); aquaculture and fisheries systems; health risk; biological accumulation; toxic effect; mitigation strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Marine Pollution)

Bionic Design and Control of Underwater Robots

edited by

Jincun Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1182 | Submission Open

Keywords: bionic underwater robots design; materials, structures, and actuators of bionic underwater robots; modeling of bionic underwater robots; advanced control of bionic underwater robots; learning methods for bionic underwater robots; sensing and perception for bionic underwater robots; autonomous navigation of bionic underwater robots; swarm bionic underwater robots; applications of underwater robots

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advancing the Ultimate Strength of Offshore Structures for Sustainable and Resilient Marine Energy Systems, 2nd Edition

edited by

Bai-Qiao Chen

,

Jonas W. Ringsberg

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultimate strength; offshore structure; FOWT; FPV; WEC; structural reliability; failure mechanism; machine learning; digital twin; corrosion; fatigue; arctic and ice-resistant structure; sustainable material; life-cycle engineering; mooring system; dynamic power cable

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Experimental and CFD Approaches for Wave–Structure Interactions

edited by Shuqi Wang and Yong Ma

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 336 | Submission Open

Keywords: wave–structure interactions; CFD simulation; fluid/structure interaction; ocean engineering; wave loads; experimental hydrodynamics; renewable energy; ocean energy

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Propagation of Structured Light Beams in Oceanic Turbulence

edited by

Dajun Liu

submission deadline 20 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 194 | Submission Open

Keywords: structured light; light field propagation; oceanic turbulence; coherence structures; partial coherence; vortex; orbital angular momentum; light field manipulation; underwater optical communication

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advanced Analysis of Ship and Offshore Structures

edited by

Chenfeng Li

,

Kun Liu

and

Bin Liu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 10 articles | Viewed by 5571 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine structure; strength assessment; impact strength; ultimate strength; fatigue strength; structural design; advanced material and structure; structural optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Alternative Fuels for Marine Engine Applications

edited by

Sina Rezaei Gomari

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4028 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative marine fuels; low-carbon shipping; hydrogen and ammonia combustion; biofuels for marine engines; emissions reduction technologies; sustainable maritime propulsion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Bubble Dynamics and Fluid–Structure Interaction

edited by A-Man Zhang,

Shiping Wang

and Yunlong Liu

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 720 | Submission Open

Keywords: bubble dynamics; fluid–structure interaction (FSI); cavitation; AI+ bubble dynamics and FSI; multiphase flow method; bubble theory

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Object Detection and Coordinated Control of Marine Robots

edited by

Bo Wang

and

Davide Moroni

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 545 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine robots; object identification; object localization; object tracking; environment understanding; sensor fusion; multi-robot collaboration; coordinated control; multi-robot communication; distributed decision-making

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Intelligent Approaches to Marine Engineering Research—2nd Edition

edited by

Graciliano Nicolás Marichal

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 501 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine robotics; intelligent techniques applied to power system and power distribution; intelligent techniques applied guidance, navigation, and control; maritime autonomous surface ships (MASSs); renewable energy; hybrid energy systems; offshore and tidal energy; floating offshore wind turbine; oscillating water columns; smart maintenance; offshore wind energy; energy storage technology; energy management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Advances in Deep Sea Exploration Technologies: From Sensors to Autonomous Platforms

edited by

Weicheng Cui

submission deadline 25 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep sea exploration technologies; autonomous platforms; real fish; Brain–Computer Interface (BCI); sensor miniaturization; deep-sea sensors; marine environmental monitoring; autonomous deep sea platforms; biocompatible materials; interdisciplinary innovation

(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 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4845 | 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)

Marine Geohazards and Offshore Geotechnics

edited by Tingkai Nian, Yinghui Tian,

Dongfang Liang

and

Xingsen Guo

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2802 | Submission Open

Keywords: marine engineering geology; marine soil mechanics; marine geohazards; offshore geotechnics; marine hydrodynamics, sediment transport; seafloor construction and conservation; renewable energy development; carbon sequestration; deep-sea mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Geological Oceanography)

Future Trends in Ship Energy-Saving Devices and Solutions

edited by

Simone Mancini

,

Fabio De Luca

and Stephan Berger

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1949 | 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)

Addressing/Mitigating Anthropogenic Impacts in Coastal Marine Environments: Interdisciplinary Approaches

edited by

Alberta Mandich

and

João Pedro Barreiros

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 858 | Submission Open

Keywords: coastal environment; anthropogenic impacts; impact assessment; habitat conservation; marine protected areas

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

Isotopic Analysis of Marine Sediments

edited by

Kenichi Hayashizaki

and

Terushisa Komatsu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 483 | Submission Open

Keywords: sediment core analysis; isotope geochemistry; marine bioproductivity; retrospective analysis; anthropogenic impacts; climate change; blue carbon

(This special issue belongs to the Section Chemical Oceanography)

Resilience of Global Shipping Networks Under Emergency Conditions

edited by

Lang Xu

,

Mingshuo Cao

and Shaorui Zhou

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: global shipping network resilience; maritime supply chain disruptions; emergency logistics; port vulnerability assessment; cascading failure propagation; climate adaption in shipping; network topology analysis; post-pandemic recovery dynamics; adaptive routing optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Ocean Engineering)

Ship Performance and Emission Prediction

edited by

Kayvan Pazouki

and

Rosemary Norman

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9418 | 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)

Advances in Marine Geomechanics and Geotechnics

edited by Kai Yao

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5673 | 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 Renewable Energy and Environment Evaluation

edited by

Chongwei Zheng

submission deadline 1 Nov 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5341 | 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)

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