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Explore open access research in ocean sustainability, integrating ecology, policy and technology to support sustainable use and protection of marine environments.

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on promoting sustainable use of the ocean through scientific and technological knowledge. Led by Field Chief Editor Angel Borja from AZTI F...

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Editors

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Angel Borja

AZTI Foundation, Marine Research Division

Spain

Editor-in-Chief

Beatriz Morales-Nin

Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)

Spain

Specialty Chief Editor

Blue Food Provisions

Melanie Bishop

Macquarie University

Australia

Specialty Chief Editor

Sustainability in Marine Conservation Ecology

Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis

Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz)

Brazil

Specialty Chief Editor

Marine Pollution Assessments and Solutions

Antony Knights

University of Plymouth

United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Sustainability in Marine Conservation Ecology

35 editors · 0 reviewers

About the journal

Scope

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on promoting sustainable use of the ocean through scientific and technological knowledge. Led by Field Chief Editor Angel Borja from AZTI Foundation, Marine Research Division, Pasaia (Spain), Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability welcomes research contributions in various domains of ocean sustainability, aiming to bridge the gap between science and policy and develop practical solutions for the sustainable use of the ocean. Topics include, but are not limited to: biodiversity protection and conservation blue economy ecosystem-based management approaches global change, including mitigation and adaptation to climate change marine spatial planning monitoring and assessment of the ocean for a sustainable use of the resources natural capital and ecosystem services ocean governance, including policy, ethics, and equity ocean health and its relationship with human health and well-being ocean literacy traditional and emerging maritime activities and their cumulative effects on ecosystems and their services In particular, the journal welcomes submissions that support and advance the Sustainable Development Goal 14 (to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development) and foster international collaboration on scientific research for a sustainable ocean. Special consideration will be given to contributions coming from the global south, early career scientists and indigenous scientists. Manuscripts unrelated to the promotion of sustainable use of the ocean or those that do not align with the journal's focus on scientific and technological knowledge related to ocean sustainability will not be considered for publication. Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered. Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability is committed to advancing developments in the field by providing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. The journal operates in close collaboration with sister journals, including Frontiers in Sustainability, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Aims

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability is a multidisciplinary journal that focuses on promoting sustainable use of the ocean through scientific and technological knowledge.

Led by Field Chief Editor Angel Borja from AZTI Foundation, Marine Research Division, Pasaia (Spain), Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability welcomes research contributions in various domains of ocean sustainability, aiming to bridge the gap between science and policy and develop practical solutions for the sustainable use of the ocean. Topics include, but are not limited to:

biodiversity protection and conservation

blue economy

ecosystem-based management approaches

global change, including mitigation and adaptation to climate change

marine spatial planning

monitoring and assessment of the ocean for a sustainable use of the resources

natural capital and ecosystem services

ocean governance, including policy, ethics, and equity

ocean health and its relationship with human health and well-being

ocean literacy

traditional and emerging maritime activities and their cumulative effects on ecosystems and their services

In particular, the journal welcomes submissions that support and advance the Sustainable Development Goal 14 (to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development) and foster international collaboration on scientific research for a sustainable ocean. Special consideration will be given to contributions coming from the global south, early career scientists and indigenous scientists.

Manuscripts unrelated to the promotion of sustainable use of the ocean or those that do not align with the journal's focus on scientific and technological knowledge related to ocean sustainability will not be considered for publication.

Frontiers’ journals require that manuscripts primarily comprising computational studies of public data, must include appropriate validation. Please refer to the Frontiers Standards for research methodology policy, for more information. Manuscripts not adhering to these standards will not be considered.

Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability is committed to advancing developments in the field by providing unrestricted access to articles and communicating scientific knowledge to researchers and the public alike, to enable the scientific breakthroughs of the future. The journal operates in close collaboration with sister journals, including Frontiers in Sustainability, Frontiers in Sustainable Resource Management, and Frontiers in Marine Science.

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/about

ISSN
2813-8287
Editor-in-Chief
Angel Borja (AZTI Foundation, Marine Research Division, Pasaia, Spain) — Field Chief Editor
Established
2026

Sections

  • Blue Food Provisions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/sections/blue-food-provisions

  • Marine Governance

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/sections/marine-governance

  • Marine Pollution Assessments and Solutions

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/sections/marine-pollution-assessments-and-solutions

  • Sustainability in Marine Conservation Ecology

    Official section page: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/sections/sustainability-in-marine-conservation-ecology

Article types accepted

  • Original Research
  • Systematic Review
  • Methods
  • Review
  • Mini Review
  • Policy and Practice Reviews
  • Hypothesis and Theory
  • Perspective
  • Community Case Study
  • Curriculum
  • Instruction
  • and Pedagogy
  • Data Report
  • Policy Brief
  • Brief Research Report
  • General Commentary
  • Opinion
  • Correction
  • Editorial
  • Technology and Code
  • FAIR² Data

Fees and currencies

  • Article processing charges (official)
  • - Category A: CHF 2,195 — Original Research, Systematic Review, Methods, Review, Policy and Practice Reviews, Hypothesis and Theory, Technology and Code
  • - Category B: CHF 1,750 — Mini Review, Perspective, Community Case Study, Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy, Data Report, Policy Brief, Brief Research Report, General Commentary, Opinion
  • - Category C: CHF 0 — Correction, Editorial
  • Currency: CHF

Fees are charged only after acceptance. Waivers and discounts are available for authors with limited funding.

Fees and waivers policy

Editorial policies

Peer review

  • Official peer-review process: https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Publication ethics

  • Policies and publication ethics: https://www.frontiersin.org/guidelines/policies-and-publication-ethics

Indexing

  • Astrophysics Data System (SAO/NASA ADS)
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  • CNKI Scholar
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  • Crossref
  • Dimensions
  • Chinese Academy of Sciences GoOA
  • OpenAIRE
  • DOAJ
  • Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
  • SIBiLS
  • ProQuest

Source: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/about

Instructions for authors

Accepted article types

  • Original Research (fee category A)
  • Systematic Review (fee category A)
  • Methods (fee category A)
  • Review (fee category A)
  • Mini Review (fee category B)
  • Policy and Practice Reviews (fee category A)
  • Hypothesis and Theory (fee category A)
  • Perspective (fee category B)
  • Community Case Study (fee category B)
  • Curriculum, Instruction, and Pedagogy (fee category B)
  • Data Report (fee category B)
  • Policy Brief (fee category B)
  • Brief Research Report (fee category B)
  • General Commentary (fee category B)
  • Opinion (fee category B)
  • Correction (fee category C)
  • Editorial (fee category C)
  • Technology and Code (fee category A)
  • FAIR² Data

Author guidelines

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ocean-sustainability/for-authors/author-guidelines

Peer review

  • https://www.frontiersin.org/about/peer-review

Journal metrics

Articles
50
Total views
357,400
Downloads
111,500
Citations
222

Internal metrics, calculated on this platform and maintained by the editorial office.

Official bibliometric indicators

Citations
222
Time to decision
35
Time to publication
98

Source: official publisher page · retrieved 2026-10-16

Some values were updated by the editorial office on 2026-10-23.