Journal profile · Engineering, Ocean
Marine Technology Society Journal
ISSN 0025-3324 · eISSN 1948-1209 · Marine Technology Society Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1969
Marine Technology Society Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.03; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 40 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Marine Technology Society Journal is published by Marine Technology Society Inc. and is in Zone 4 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Coastal and Marine Management and Underwater Acoustics Research, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Marine Technology Society Journal is the flagship publication of the Marine Technology Society. It publishes the highest caliber, peer-reviewed papers, six times a year, on subjects of interest to the society: marine technology, ocean science, marine policy, and education.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Ocean
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsEngineering13.4%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Underwater Acoustics ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering7.1%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Oil Spill Detection and MitigationEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.03LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 465OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.43%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,897 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 18 | 22 |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 | 25 |
| 2023 | 48 | 29 | 97 |
| 2022 | 94 | 56 | 333 |
| 2021 | 138 | 57 | 435 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Marine Technology Society Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1969
- ISSN
- 0025-3324
- Electronic ISSN
- 1948-1209
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Marine Technology Society Journal
What CAS zone is Marine Technology Society Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Marine Technology Society Journal is in Zone 4 of Engineering, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Engineering, Ocean / Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Marine Technology Society Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.03; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Marine Technology Society Journal?
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.
Which databases index Marine Technology Society Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Marine Technology Society Journal is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Marine Technology Society Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Marine Technology Society Journal is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .