Journal profile · Multiple
OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
ISSN 0090-8320 · eISSN 1521-0642 · Taylor & Francis
OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW: CAS Zone 3 · Sociology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 200 days to acceptance (62 articles, last 24 months); acceptance rate 12% (journal website); 29 articles in 2025; indexed in SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW is published by Taylor & Francis and is in Zone 3 of Sociology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are International Maritime Law Issues, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies and Coastal and Marine Management, together about 55.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Ocean Development and International Law is devoted to all aspects of international and comparative law and policy concerning the management of ocean use and activities. It focuses on the international law aspects of ocean regulation, ocean affairs, and all forms of ocean utilization. The journal publishes high quality works of scholarship in such related disciplines as international law of the sea, comparative domestic ocean law and political science and the intersection of these disciplines with geography, shipping, marine sciences, and ocean engineering and other sea-oriented technologies. Submissions discussing policy alternatives and factors relevant to policy are welcome, as are contributions of a theoretical nature, within the legal context of the journal. Authors are accountable for the originality, validity, and integrity of the content of their submissions, and must abide by the Taylor and Francis AI policy, and with the editorial policies on authorship and principles of publishing ethics. Please note that Ocean Development and International Law does not permit the use of Generative AI tools (such as Chat GPT, Google Gemini, Claude etc) to generate substantive content in submitted manuscripts. All submissions should include a Declaration of generative AI use section confirming generative AI was not used in this way. Tools for spelling and grammar checking are permitted but must be declared. If you are unsure of whether your manuscript complies with this policy, please contact the Editor-in-Chief of ODIL in advance of your submission. Peer Review Policy: All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Karen N. ScottPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Mainland China 1, United States 1, Canada 1, Australia 1, New Zealand 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science28.6%
- Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSocial Sciences15.5%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Maritime Security and HistorySocial Sciences7.8%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.6%
- Educational Robotics and EngineeringComputer Science3.3%
- Law, logistics, and international tradeBusiness, Management and Accounting3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Sociology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Sociology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Law | Zone 3 |
| Minor | International Relations | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · 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
CAB AbstractsGeoRefPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, CABI, EBSCOhost, Elsevier BV, Gale, International Atomic Energy Agency, Ovid, Thomson Reuters, William S. Hein & Company, Inc.
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.55LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.55Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.36Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 399OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 106,000Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 106,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 29 | 23 | 77 |
| 2024 | 38 | 16 | 98 |
| 2023 | 19 | 10 | 103 |
| 2022 | 17 | 8 | 128 |
| 2021 | 20 | 8 | 184 |
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
200 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 161 days – 256 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 24 days (62 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 223 days
- Sample
- 62 articles with submission and acceptance dates (75 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)
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 12%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 25 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use
Generative AI policy Model summary
Please note that Ocean Development and International Law does not permit the use of Generative AI tools (such as Chat GPT, Google Gemini, Claude etc) to generate substantive content in submitted manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Ocean Development & International Law 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 disco…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review policy Model summary
All review papers in this journal have undergone editorial screening and peer review.
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
- 0090-8320
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-0642
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 57, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW
What CAS zone is OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW is in Zone 3 of Sociology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Law / International Relations. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Sociology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.9, h-index 45.
How long does peer review take at OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW?
Based on the dates recorded on 62 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 200 days (interquartile range 161–256 days); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 12% (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 OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (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 Sociology.
Where are the editorial board members of OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (1), United States (1) and Canada (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW is indexed in SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and GeoRef; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW open access, and what is the APC?
OCEAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL LAW 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .