Journal profile · ENGINEERING, MARINE
International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
ISSN 2092-6782 · eISSN 2092-6790 · The Society of Naval Architects of Korea · SOUTH KOREA
International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering: CAS Zone 3 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.39; fully open access; APC about USD 1,400; review about 118 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 86 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is published by The Society of Naval Architects of Korea and is in Zone 3 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Peer review under responsibility of Society of Naval Architects of Korea Focus and aims International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering provides a forum for engineers and scientists from a wide range of disciplines to present and discuss various phenomena in the utilization and preservation of ocean environment. Without being limited by the traditional categorization, it is encouraged to present advanced technology development and scientific research, as long as they are aimed for more and better human engagement with ocean environment. Topics include, but not limited to: marine hydrodynamics; structural mechanics; marine propulsion system; design methodology & practice; production technology; system dynamics & control; marine equipment technology; materials science; underwater acoustics; ocean remote sensing; and information technology related to ship and marine systems; ocean energy systems; marine environmental engineering; maritime safety engineering; polar & arctic engineering; coastal & port engineering; subsea engineering; and specialized watercraft engineering.About the journal The official title of this journal is 'International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering' and the abbreviated title is 'Int. J. Nav. Archit. Ocean Eng.'. Launched in 2009. IJNAOE is published 100% online through Elsevier platform in association with the Society of Naval Architects of Korea. This work was supported by the Korean Federation of Science and Technology Societies Grant funded by the Korean Government (Ministry of Education). In addition to original, full-length, refereed papers, review articles by leading authorities and articulated technical discussions of highly technical interest are also published. The number of circulation of paper journal is about 110 institutions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENGINEERING, MARINE
Editor-in-chief Myung-Il Roh SeoulPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 4 in mainland China (about 8%); most named South Korea 23, United States 5, Mainland China 4, Taiwan, China 2, United Kingdom 2 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering16.1%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering13.3%
- Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisEngineering7.3%
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering6%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering5.1%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering5%
- Cavitation Phenomena in PumpsEngineering4.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 3 |
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 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.39LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 639OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.86OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 22.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 79LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,252 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 66 | 39 |
| 2025 | 86 | 86 | 254 |
| 2024 | 55 | 55 | 506 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | 849 |
| 2022 | 66 | 66 | 943 |
| 2021 | 85 | 85 | 1,081 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
118 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports over 12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 4 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 118 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 1,400 | Yes | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,200 / EUR 1,120 / GBP 960 / JPY 148,840 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 600 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 1,400 | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 6
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
Article types accepted5
- data articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Technical Note, and Data Article.A Tec…Length not stated
- original researchContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Technical Note, and Data Article.A Tec…Length not stated
- research articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Technical Note, and Data Article.A Tec…Length not stated
- review articleContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Technical Note, and Data Article.A Tec…Length not stated
- technical noteContributions falling into the following categories will be considered for publication: Research Article, Review Article, Technical Note, and Data Article.A Tec…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI in scientific writing
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
For transparency, we require corresponding authors to provide co-author contributions to the manuscript using the relevant CRediT roles. The CRediT taxonomy includes 14 different roles describing each contributor's specific contribution to the scholarly output. The roles are: Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration;…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interest
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence (bias) their work. Examples of potential conflicts of interest include employment, consultancies, stock ownership, honoraria, paid expert testimony, patent applications/registrations, and grants or other funding. Authors should complete the declaration of compe…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Copyright for papers published in the journal is retained by the Society of Naval Architects of Korea (SNAK), to ensure both the widest dissemination and protection of material published in the journal. Authors are asked to assign world-wide copyright in both print and other media in their papers, including abstracts, to SNAK. This enables us to ensure copyright protection against infringement, an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is an open access journal: all articles will be immediately and permanently free for everyone to read and download. The APC needs to be paid by the authors or on their behalf e.g. by their research funder or institution and for more details, please visit the page at Open access information - International Journal of Naval Architectu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Single blind peer review Model summary
This journal operates a single blind review process. All contributions will be initially assessed by the editor for suitability for the journal. Papers deemed suitable are then sent to a minimum of 2 independent expert reviewers to assess the scientific quality of the paper. The Editor is responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of articles. The Editor's decision is fin…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Please note that preprints can be shared anywhere at any time, in line with Elsevier's sharing policy. Sharing your preprints e.g. on a preprint server will not count as prior publication (see 'Multiple, redundant or concurrent publication' for more information).
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
- The Society of Naval Architects of Korea
- Country or region
- SOUTH KOREA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2092-6782
- Electronic ISSN
- 2092-6790
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
What CAS zone is International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is in Zone 3 of Engineering, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Engineering, Marine. 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 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.39; CiteScore 6.9, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering?
The publisher reports about 118 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: ≤ 6; Suggested reviewers: Required. 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 International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 4 (about 8%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (23), United States (5) and Mainland China (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,400.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .