Journal profile
Marine Economics and Management
ISSN 2516-158X · Emerald Publishing · United Kingdom
Marine Economics and Management: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 11 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Marine Economics and Management is published by Emerald Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Management, Maritime Ports and Logistics and Grey System Theory Applications, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
This international, transdisciplinary, open access and peer-reviewed journal focuses on marine economics and management research and practice. Published in association with Ocean University of China. Submit to this journal About this journal
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Yin KedongPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science20.8%
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering9.7%
- Grey System Theory ApplicationsDecision Sciences7.6%
- Forecasting Techniques and ApplicationsDecision Sciences4.9%
- Transport and Logistics InnovationsEngineering4.9%
- Marine and Coastal EcosystemsEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Energy, Environment, Economic GrowthEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science3.5%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.49OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 33,452Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 75 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 90 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 123 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 81 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 76 |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 1,500 words
- conference reportResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 11,000 words
- editorialResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 3,000 words
- research paperResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 11,000 words
- review articleResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 11,000 words
- technical noteResearch Paper — up to 11000 words Review Article — up to 11000 words Technical Note — up to 8000 words Editorial — up to 3000 words Book Review — up to 1500 wo…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- translated articleTranslated Article — up to 11000 wordsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English. Model summary
This journal only accepts manuscripts written in UK or US English.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access options
This is a diamond open access journal. No article processing charges (APCs) are required. Read more about our open access options.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review type
Double anonymous peer review; all submissions sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers. Model summary
Double anonymous peer review. All submissions are sent to at least 2 independent and anonymous reviewers.
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
- Emerald Publishing
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2516-158X
- Society / sponsor
- Ocean University of China
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 9, Issue 1 (June 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Marine Economics and Management
How long does peer review take at Marine Economics and Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 weeks. 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.
Which databases index Marine Economics and Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Marine Economics and Management is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Marine Economics and Management open access, and what is the APC?
Marine Economics and Management is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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: .