Journal profile · Engineering, Ocean
China Ocean Engineering
ISSN 0890-5487 · eISSN 2191-8945 · Chinese Ocean Engineering Society · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2011
China Ocean Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.38; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,190; median 146 days to acceptance (66 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
China Ocean Engineering is published by Chinese Ocean Engineering Society and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Wave and Wind Energy Systems and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Being an international journal, China Ocean Engineering takes as its prime function the integration of new research concepts, equipment, technology, materials and structures and other scientific advances within the field of estuarial, coastal, offshore, and deepwater engineering with particular reference to developments. The Journal is concerned with all engineering aspects involved in the exploration and utilization of ocean resources. Topics regularly covered include research, design and construction of structures (including wharfs, dikes, breakwaters, platforms, mooring systems, etc.), instrumentation/testing (physical model and numerical model), wave dynamics, sedimentation, structural/stress analysis, soil mechanics, and material research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Ocean
Editorial board by country: 52 in mainland China (about 65%); most named Mainland China 52, United Kingdom 9, United States 3, Norway 3, Japan 2 (80 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences12.8%
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering11.5%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering10%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering7.7%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Geotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresEngineering4.8%
- Vibration and Dynamic AnalysisEngineering4.7%
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Mechanical | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Water Resources | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EI CompendexINSPECCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 4.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.94LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 408OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.14OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 1.9%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 92LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 56,800Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,408 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 89 | 2 | 65 |
| 2025 | 93 | 1 | 572 |
| 2024 | 88 | 3 | 480 |
| 2023 | 87 | 6 | 621 |
| 2022 | 88 | 21 | 865 |
| 2021 | 82 | 7 | 697 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
146 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 103 days – 213 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 274 days (66 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 421 days
- Sample
- 66 articles with submission and acceptance dates (209 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 24 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,190 / EUR 2,590 / GBP 2,290 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted3
- editorialDouble-blind peer review This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout p…Length not stated
- regular paperThe journal contains two columns in each issue: Regular Paper and Technical Note.Length not stated
- technical noteThe journal contains two columns in each issue: Regular Paper and Technical Note.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism
- AI use Generative AI Images
LLMs do not satisfy authorship criteria Model summary
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Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests disclosure required Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data transparency policy Model summary
All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright transfer
Authors will be asked to transfer copyright of the article to the Publisher (or grant the Publisher exclusive publication and dissemination rights). This will ensure the widest possible protection and dissemination of information under copyright laws.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
Copyright transfer after acceptance Model summary
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in China Ocean Engineering, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Double-blind peer review
Double-blind peer review Model summary
This journal follows a double-blind reviewing procedure. This means that the author will remain anonymous to the reviewers throughout peer review. It is the responsibility of the author to anonymize the manuscript and any associated materials. Author names, affiliations and any other potentially identifying information should be removed from the manuscript text and any accompanying files (such as …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
the journal may use software to screen for plagiarism
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Chinese Ocean Engineering Society
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 0890-5487
- Electronic ISSN
- 2191-8945
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 40, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about China Ocean Engineering
What CAS zone is China Ocean Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, China Ocean Engineering is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Marine / Engineering, Mechanical / Engineering, Ocean. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of China Ocean Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.38; CiteScore 4.6, h-index 34.
How long does peer review take at China Ocean Engineering?
Based on the dates recorded on 66 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 146 days (interquartile range 103–213 days); authors report an average review time of about 24 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of China Ocean Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of China Ocean Engineering based?
Of the 80 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 52 (about 65%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (52), United Kingdom (9) and United States (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index China Ocean Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, China Ocean Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EI Compendex, INSPEC and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is China Ocean Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
China Ocean Engineering is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,190.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .