Journal profile · Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping
ISSN 2572-5084 · Taylor & Francis Group · United Kingdom
Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping: fully open access; APC about USD 1,000; median 113 days to acceptance (23 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 14 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping is published by Taylor & Francis Group. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies, together about 44.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environment Affairs, and Shipping is a peer-reviewed open access journal covering all aspects of international maritime safety, environment affairs, and shipping. The journal is produced by Korea Maritime Cooperation Centre (KMC), with financial support from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF). SEAS encourages submissions related to recent issues discussed within International Maritime Organization (IMO). So far, maritime issues that have been explored within IMO have been discussed in separate academic sectors. As a multi-disciplinary journal, SEAS aims to provide an integrated forum for all the academic and practical sectors involved in IMO. Topics considered appropriate for the journal include, but are not limited to: Ship design, systems and equipment Navigation, search and rescue Marine pollution, liability and compensation Maritime security Maritime human factors Shipping and port management Marine accident and traffic risk assessment The journal welcomes original scholarly articles, notes and comments, as well as book reviews. The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering-Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality
Editor-in-chief Mingyu KimPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 17%); most named South Korea 3, Mainland China 1, Germany 1, Poland 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering17.7%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science15.3%
- Marine and Offshore Engineering StudiesEngineering11.3%
- Marine and Coastal ResearchEngineering10.3%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering6%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting5.3%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality | Q2 | 97/282 | 65th |
| Ocean Engineering | Q2 | 50/123 | 59th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q2 | 200/432 | 53rd |
| Pollution | Q3 | 94/180 | 48th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.47Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.08Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.96OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 113,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 143 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 233 |
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | 440 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 326 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 326 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 190 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 106 |
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
113 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 74 days – 139 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (23 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 126 days
- Sample
- 23 articles with submission and acceptance dates (34 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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 51 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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 1,000 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,000 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of International Maritime Safety, Environmental Affairs, and Shipping is an open access journal and only publishes open access articles. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readership of your articl…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double-anonymized peer review Model summary
The journal operates a double-anonymized peer review policy.
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
- Taylor & Francis Group
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2572-5084
- Society / sponsor
- Korean Society of Marine Environment & Safety
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 10, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping
How long does peer review take at Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping?
Based on the dates recorded on 23 articles published between November 2024 and November 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 113 days (interquartile range 74–139 days); authors report an average review time of about 16 weeks; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are South Korea (3), Mainland China (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,000.
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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .