Australian Journal of Maritime and Ocean Affairs

Aims & Scope

The Australian Journal of Maritime & Ocean Affairs (AJMOA) is a refereed journal.

It is published quarterly and manuscripts may be submitted at any time.

AJMOA is a multidisciplinary journal that addresses the wide range of maritime issues, with a particular interest in Australia and the Indo-Pacific region.

The materials published include articles dealing critically with some aspect of maritime affairs as well as shorter commentaries and casenotes on topical issues of marine or maritime interest.

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15952

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	126

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.322

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, Environmental Science and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Autonomous merchant vessels: examination of factors that impact the effective implementation of unmanned ships

  Citation: 92

  Authors: Trudi, Samrat

• Ingestion of plastic by fish destined for human consumption in remote South Pacific Islands

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Alice K., Mark

• Profiling Malaysian ship registration and seafarers for streamlining future Malaysian shipping governance

  Citation: 35

  Authors: Lai Fatt, Nurul Haqimin, Noor Apandi, Juan Ignacio, Mohd Hafiz, Abdul Aziz, Awais, Emy Ezura, Jiří Jaromír

• The emergence of Arctic shipping: issues, threats, costs, and risk-mitigating strategies of the Polar Code

  Citation: 34

  Authors: Samrat, Christopher

• Gender imbalance in the maritime industry: impediments, initiatives and recommendations

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Anna, Samrat

• Oceans governance and marine spatial planning in Australia

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Joanna

• Geoengineering the oceans: an emerging frontier in international climate change governance

  Citation: 28

  Authors: Jeffrey, Kerryn, Wil

• Reviewing seafarer assessment methods to determine the need for authentic assessment

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Samrat, Marcus, Dev, Ben

• Small fish in a big pond: lessons from the<i>Abel Tasman</i>controversy

  Citation: 21

  Authors: Marcus, Julia, Jan

• The investigation of the effects of COVID-19 restrictions on seafarers

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Mehmet, Binnur

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