IJOSM covers aspects of technology development, materials processing, equipment, planning, design, analysis, construction, operation, maintenance and management of ocean structural systems, ocean transportation, submarines and robotics systems, marine resource development, ocean energy, environmental management, public policy and ocean use, ports, and fisheries. It particularly encourages work that successfully integrates theory, methodology and experience in the fundamental disciplines that constitute the ocean structural systems field, such as engineering, meteorology, applied mathematics, economics, business administration, operations research, and environmental and legal aspects.
Topics covered include
Ocean systems/project management
Fixed and floating marine structural systems
Structural materials processing
Breakwaters and mooring systems
Submarines and robotics systems
Ocean transportation, short sea shipping, passenger ferry management
Marine resource development
Ocean energy
Environmental management, regulations/policy for the ocean environment
Public policy and ocean use
Maritime economics and business, ocean systems economics
Technological innovation in shipping/ports, satellite applications
Intermodal systems
Knowledge-based policies/education, knowledge transfer in shipping firms
IJOSM aims at serving the international ocean systems community by presenting ideas on subjects interrelated to the efficient and sustainable management of ocean systems. Special attention is given to the challenges of the 21st century: security, safety and sustainability. Reporting on business development, project management and technological innovation in ocean systems management is particularly encouraged.
Readership
IJOSM is for professionals in the ocean and environmental related administration, industry and education. It aims to establish value-adding knowledge transfer and personal development channels in these areas.
Contents
IJOSM publishes original research papers providing significant results, and also communications innovative ideas and news, announcements and reviews regarding the topics of the journal.
Meng, Debiao, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China (dbmeng.editorgmail.com)
Assistant Editor
Pedrosa, Bruno, University of Porto, Portugal
Associate Editors
Fantuzzi, Nicholas, University of Bologna, Italy
Feng, Xuehao, Zhejiang University, China
Kalogirou, Soteris, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Magoga, Teresa, University of Tasmania, Australia
Paik, Jeom Kee, University College London, UK
Zhu, Shun-Peng, University of Electronic Science and Technology, China
Editorial Board Members
Błażejewski, Wojciech, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Belibassakis, Kostas, National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Berto, Filippo, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Carvalho, Hermes, Federal University Minas Gerais, Brazil
Chandrasekaran, Srinivasan, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
De Jesus, Abílio, University of Porto, Portugal
Dutta, Subhrajit, National Institute of Technology Silchar, India
Ferradosa, Tiago, University of Porto, Portugal
Keshtegar, Behrooz, University of Zabol, Iran
Lesiuk, Grzegorz, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland
Liu, Yuming, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Moreno, Valeria Casson, University of Bologna, Italy
Nogal, María, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Pavlou, Dimitrios, University of Stavanger, Norway
Rozumek, Dariusz, Opole University of Technology, Poland
Seghier, Mohamed, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
Zheng, Jinhai, Hohai University, China
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