Journal profile · TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Policy & Management
ISSN 0308-8839 · eISSN 1464-5254 · Taylor & Francis
Maritime Policy & Management: CAS Zone 3 · Management (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 4.31; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 241 days to acceptance (96 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 16% (journal website); 69 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Maritime Policy & Management is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Management in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Maritime Ports and Logistics, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Law, logistics, and international trade, together about 47.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Maritime Policy & Management (MPM) is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI). Maritime Policy & Management ( MPM ) is a multi-disciplinary and international refereed journal, it brings together papers on the different topics that concern the maritime industry. It provides the latest findings and analyses. Emphasis is placed on business, organizational, economic, sociolegal and management topics at port, community, shipping company and shipboard levels. MPM is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and managers in the fields of maritime business. It is read by academics, government officials, journalists and those practicing maritime business in all its aspects around the world, and is intended to have both a theoretical and practical appeal. Peer Review Integrity All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Maritime Policy & Management is aimed at interested policymakers and managers throughout the fields of shipping and ports. It is read by those practicing the business of shipping in all its aspects, academics, government officials, and journalists around the world, and is intended to have both a theoretical and practical appeal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): TRANSPORTATION
Editor-in-chief Alastair CouperPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 9 in mainland China (about 18%); most named United Kingdom 12, Mainland China 9, United States 4, South Korea 4, Greece 4 (50 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Maritime Ports and LogisticsEngineering31.7%
- Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Science8%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting7.7%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance7%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering6.4%
- Urban and Freight Transport LogisticsEngineering5%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences3.6%
- Economic Zones and Regional DevelopmentEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Management Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Management | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Transportation | Zone 3 |
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 | Transportation | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
SSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EconLitPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, OCLC, GEOBASE, TRIS, CSA, Swets Information Services, ThomsonGale
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
- 4.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.05Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.53LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.53Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 67LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 187,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 187,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,658 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63 | 11 | 45 |
| 2025 | 69 | 14 | 377 |
| 2024 | 52 | 12 | 423 |
| 2023 | 59 | 13 | 788 |
| 2022 | 72 | 12 | 1,273 |
| 2021 | 98 | 26 | 2,218 |
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
241 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 181 days – 330 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 20 days (96 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 265 days
- Sample
- 96 articles with submission and acceptance dates (151 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
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 16%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Open access Model summary
Maritime Policy & Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. 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 discoverabilit…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review: initial editor appraisal, then double-blind peer review by independent anonymous expert referees; online submission via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Model summary
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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
- ISSN
- 0308-8839
- Electronic ISSN
- 1464-5254
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 53, Issue 6 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Maritime Policy & Management
What CAS zone is Maritime Policy & Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Maritime Policy & Management is in Zone 3 of Management, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Transportation. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Management. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Maritime Policy & Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.31; CiteScore 10.3, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Maritime Policy & Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 96 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 241 days (interquartile range 181–330 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 16% (2025). 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 JCR quartile is Maritime Policy & Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 3 of Management.
Where are the editorial board members of Maritime Policy & Management based?
Of the 50 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 9 (about 18%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Mainland China (9) and United States (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Maritime Policy & Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Maritime Policy & Management is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists EconLit; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Maritime Policy & Management open access, and what is the APC?
Maritime Policy & Management is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .