Journal profile · Engineering, Ocean
Ocean Engineering
ISSN 0029-8018 · eISSN 1873-5258 · Elsevier BV · ENGLAND · Monthly
Ocean Engineering: CAS Zone 2 · Engineering (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,150; review about 97 days (submission to acceptance, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 3,478 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ocean Engineering is published by Elsevier BV and is in Zone 2 of Engineering in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wave and Wind Energy Systems, Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions and Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, together about 28.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ocean Engineering. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Last updated February 2026Ocean Engineering aims to provide a medium for the publication of original research and development work in the field of ocean engineering.The journal seeks papers in the following topics:Ocean Engineering including: fixed and floating offshore platforms; pipelines and risers; cables and mooring; buoy technology; foundation engineering; ocean mining; marine and offshore renewable energy; aquaculture engineering; environmental protection; subsea engineering; scour and scour protection.Naval Architecture including: ship and special marine vehicle design; intact and damaged stability; technology for energy efficiency and green shipping; ship production technology; decommissioning and recycling.Polar and Arctic Engineering including: ice mechanics; ice-structure interaction; polar operations; polar design; environmental protection.Coastal Engineering: focuses on the analysis and design of coastal and shoreline protection systems, including structures such as seawalls, breakwaters, and beach nourishment schemes. The field addresses coastal flooding, erosion, storm surge impacts, and the resilience of coastal infrastructure.Harbour Engineering: covers the planning, design, and operation of ports and harbours, including navigation channels, breakwaters, berthing structures, and port logistics. It also includes studies on vessel manoeuvring and safety in confined waters, as well as emerging digital and autonomous tools for port operations.Automatic Control of Marine Systems including: automatic control; automation and autonomy for marine vehicles and systemsUnderwater Technology including: AUV/ROV design; AUV/ROV hydrodynamics; maneuvering and control; underwater-specific communicating and sensing systems for AUV/ROVs.In these fields, papers on the following technical topics are welcome.Hydro- and Aerodynamics: CFD; vortex induced vibrations; fluid-structure interaction; hydroelasticity; linear and non-linear wave mechanics; buoyancy and stability; ship resistance and propulsion; seakeeping and controls; ship maneuvering; ship-radiated noise; wind-assisted propulsion; energy-efficient devices; hydroacoustics; aeroacoustics from offshore wind turbines.Structural Mechanics: materials selection (steel, composites, concrete), corrosion and other forms of degradation applied to marine structures; limit state prediction and assessments; fatigue; fracture; structural health monitoring; collision and crash worthiness; ship strength.Stochastic Calculations: stochastic processes; safety and reliability; risk and limit state design.Experimental Approaches: instrumentation; full-scale measurements; model tests.Marine equipment: risers; pipelines; ballast water treatment; air emissions treatment; underwater noise mitigation; and associated components or equipment.Ocean Environmental Predictions: only for the impact of extreme event predictions; extreme statistics; wave groups; tsunamis; short-term environment predictions and impact of climate change on ocean structures and vessel operation and design. Note that manuscripts related to broader physical oceanography or ocean science topics such as climate variability, climate modelling, remote sensing, and oceanic data analysis should be submitted to journals specialising in climate and oceanographic sciences.Automatic Control of Marine Systems: Papers submitted in this subject area should have genuine value in naval architecture and maritime engineering and should include the validation of results preferably, by full-scale measurements or model-scale tests or, when this is not possible, by high-fidelity simulations. Methods used in papers should be validated in conditions that represent realistic marine environments. Research on civilian applications of underwater imaging, target detection, acoustic target recognition and image enhancement techniques related to marine automation is also within the scope.Human Factors and Maritime Safety including: Maritime accidents; fatigu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Engineering, Ocean
Editor-in-chief Jonas W. RingsbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 37 in mainland China (about 28%); most named Mainland China 37, United Kingdom 21, Australia 9, United States 8, Norway 8 (131 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wave and Wind Energy SystemsEngineering9.8%
- Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEngineering9.6%
- Ship Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityEngineering8.8%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Fluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisEngineering7%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Underwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsEngineering5.1%
- Maritime Navigation and SafetyEngineering5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Engineering Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Engineering | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Engineering, Marine | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Ocean | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Engineering, Civil | Zone 2 |
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
- 6.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 10.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 10.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80LetPub ·
- h-index
- 178OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 14,318OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 23.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.18%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3,305LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 27,938 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3,881 | 1,036 | 2,761 |
| 2025 | 3,478 | 667 | 18,995 |
| 2024 | 3,257 | 722 | 43,572 |
| 2023 | 2,844 | 600 | 54,600 |
| 2022 | 2,635 | 520 | 61,947 |
| 2021 | 1,558 | 318 | 43,545 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
97 dayssubmission to acceptance · community reports 3–6 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 3–6 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 5 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 41 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance
- 97 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,150 / EUR 3,880 / GBP 3,320 / JPY 514,720 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 4,720 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers10, by deadline
- Marine Hydrodynamic Noise and Advanced Strategies for Mitigating Acoustic PollutionDeadline
- Advances in Offshore Wind Science, Technology and EngineeringDeadline
- Advances in Nonlinear Coupled Hydrodynamic Performance of Ultra-Large Deep-water Floating System Subjected to Extreme Sea LoadDeadline
- Water wave resonance phenomena and their impacts on marine structuresDeadline
- Polar Ship Design, Performance and Safety in IceDeadline
- Climate-Resilient Design and Monitoring of Offshore StructuresDeadline
- Advances in Offshore Wind Technology in the Asia-Pacific RegionDeadline
- Advanced Design of Wave Energy ConvertersDeadline
- AI in Marine Operations: Prediction, Control, and AutonomyDeadline
- Digital twin enabled structural integrity management for new-generation marine structuresDeadline
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- 1–7
- Highlights
- Optional
Article types accepted8
- discussion of published papersdiscussion of published papers (not to exceed six double line spaced manuscript pages including any figures and tables), to be received no later than six months…Length not stated
- editorialOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), invited review articles, discussi…Length not stated
- invited review articlesinvited review articlesLength not stated
- original paperOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), invited review articles, discussi…Length not stated
- original research paperOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), invited review articles, discussi…Length not stated
- original research papersOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations)Length not stated
- reviewOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), invited review articles, discussi…Length not stated
- review articleOriginal research papers (preferably not more than 40 double line spaced manuscript pages including tables and illustrations), invited review articles, discussi…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Declaration of generative AI use
Authors must declare the use of generative AI tools in the manuscript preparation process upon submission of the paper.Generative AI and AI-assisted technologies (“AI tools”) have been rapidly adopted in research and scholarly publishing, offering significant benefits while requiring clear standards for responsible and transparent use.Authors preparing a manuscript for this journal may use AI tool…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Group authorship
Group authorship refers to the attribution of an article to a defined and named group of authors whose members have contributed to the work. Examples include research consortia, clinical trial groups, collaborative networks, task forces or working groups, expert panels or consensus groups, and participatory research groups. Group authorship must be declared on the title page at submission. When av…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Declaration of competing interests
All authors must disclose any financial and personal relationships with other people or organizations that could inappropriately influence or bias their work. Examples of potential competing interests include:EmploymentConsultanciesStock ownershipHonorariaPaid expert testimonyPatent applications or registrationsGrants or any other fundingAffiliation with the journal as an Editor or Advisory Board …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License options
Authors will be offered open access user license options which will determine how you, and third parties, can reuse your open access article. We advise that you review these options and any funding body license requirements before selecting a license option.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
We refer you to our open access information page to learn about open access options for this journal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
Peer review type: single anonymized review process. Model summary
This journal follows a single anonymized review process. Your submission will initially be assessed by our editors. If your submission is deemed suitable, it will typically be sent to be reviewed by a minimum of two reviewers for an independent expert assessment of the scientific quality. The decision as to whether your article is accepted or rejected for publication will be made by our editors.Re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Preprint sharingAuthors may share preprints in line with Elsevier's article sharing policy. Sharing preprints, such as on a preprint server, will not count as prior publication.We advise you to read our policy on multiple, redundant or concurrent publication. In support of Open Science, this journal offers its authors a free preprint posting service on SSRN, Elsevier’s preprint and early research …
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
- Elsevier BV
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- ISSN
- 0029-8018
- Electronic ISSN
- 1873-5258
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ocean Engineering
What CAS zone is Ocean Engineering in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ocean Engineering is in Zone 2 of Engineering, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Engineering, Civil / Engineering, Marine / Engineering, Ocean / Oceanography; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Engineering. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ocean Engineering?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.31; CiteScore 10.2, h-index 178.
How long does peer review take at Ocean Engineering?
The publisher reports about 97 days (submission to acceptance); authors report an average review time of 3–6 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Ocean Engineering?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: 1–7; Highlights: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Ocean Engineering based?
Of the 131 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 37 (about 28%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (37), United Kingdom (21) and Australia (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Ocean Engineering?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ocean Engineering is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Ocean Engineering open access, and what is the APC?
Ocean Engineering is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,150.
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: .