The aim of the Journal of Marine Science and Application (JMSA) is to provide a platform for current issues in a range of topics relevant to marine science and engineering, and to guide engineering application for scientists and engineers.

JMSA is a scholarly international journal, publishing high-level peer-reviewed research on the subjects in the field of theoretical and experimental investigations, that explore naval architecture, ocean engineering, marine renewable energy, underwater technology, marine engineering, corrosion prevention, ocean acoustics, automatic navigation among others. Topics include, but are not limited to:

Naval architecture


Marine hydrodynamics
Structural mechanics
Design methodology & practice
Ship resistance and propulsion
Safety and reliability
Marine equipment technology


Ocean engineering


Coastal engineering
Offshore engineering
Marine drilling
Pipelines and risers
Cable, mooring, buoy technology


Marine renewable energy


Offshore wind energy utilization
Ocean wave energy utilization
Ocean current energy utilization


Underwater technology


Underwater vehicles
Underwater explosion
Ocean resources & mining
Marine sensors


Marine engineering


Marine engines and fuels
Marine power engineering
Vibration and noise control
Heat transfer and fluid flow


Ocean acoustics


Sonar and transducers
Sound propagation and scattering
Acoustical oceanography
Signal coherence and fluctuation


Polar and arctic engineering


Design of ice-going ships
Arctic structures
Ice loads and simulation of ice


Marine environmental engineering


Oil spill prevention
Maine pollution modeling


Marine corrosion and protection


Corrosion and deterioration modeling
Ship corrosion protection
Pipeline corrosion protection


Automatic navigation


Ship navigation system
Marine navigation equipment
System dynamics & control


Marine science


Marine meteorology
Ocean internal waves
Extreme offshore environments


Experimental technology of above

Engineering application of above

The journal welcomes submissions of papers around the world on all the above topics. It also receives original works in the other emerging and interdisciplinary areas of the oceans.