Journal of Marine Science and Application

Aims & Scope

The aim of the 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.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.1
2024	1.90

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	12250

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	455

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.468

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	33

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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
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Engineering, 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.

• Development and missions of unmanned surface vehicle

  Citation: 187

  Authors: Ru-jian, Shuo, Han-bing, Yong-jie

• Review of Underwater Ship Hull Cleaning Technologies

  Citation: 117

  Authors: Changhui, Weicheng

• Review of magnetorheological (MR) fluids and its applications in vibration control

  Citation: 116

  Authors: Aslam, Xiong-liang, Zhong-chao

• A Review of Current Research and Advances in Unmanned Surface Vehicles

  Citation: 87

  Authors: Xiangen, Bohan, Xiaofeng, Yingjie

• Review of ship slamming loads and responses

  Citation: 75

  Authors: Shan, C.

• Global robust and adaptive output feedback dynamic positioning of surface ships

  Citation: 69

  Authors: Khac Duc

• An Overview of Submersible Research and Development in China

  Citation: 64

  Authors: Weicheng

• Using CFD software to calculate hydrodynamic coefficients

  Citation: 63

  Authors: He, Yu-ru, Hao-peng

• Fault detection and diagnosis of a gearbox in marine propulsion systems using bispectrum analysis and artificial neural networks

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Zhixiong, Xinping, Chengqing, Jiangbin, Zhongxiao

• Numerical simulation and experiment on dam break problem

  Citation: 63

  Authors: Changhong, Makoto

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