Journal History
| 2013 | The inaugural issue was released. JMSE was published as a quarterly journal. |
| 2015 | JMSE was indexed in INSPEC. JMSE established the following sections: |
| 2017 | JMSE was indexed in Scopus (Elsevier), starting with Volume 1 (Issue 1). |
| 2018 | JMSE established the following sections:
JMSE was indexed in Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)—Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics), starting with Volume 4 (Issue 1). JMSE announced the first edition of the Travel Awards. |
| 2019 | JMSE adopted a monthly publication schedule. JMSE received its 2018 Impact Factor (1.732), ranked 34/66 (Q3) in "Oceanography". JMSE announced the second edition of the Travel Awards. |
| 2020 | JMSE received its 2019 Impact Factor (2.033), ranked 31/66 (Q2) in "Oceanography". JMSE announced the third edition of the Travel Awards. JMSE established the following section: The Australia New Zealand Marine Biotechnology Society (ANZMBS) became affiliated to JMSE. |
| 2021 | JMSE received its 2020 Impact Factor (2.458), ranked 29/65 (Q2) in "Oceanography"; ranked 6/16 (Q2) in "Engineering, Marine"; ranked 8/16 (Q2) in "Engineering, Ocean". JMSE established the following section: JMSE announced the first edition of the Young Investigator Award. |
| 2022 | JMSE received its 2021 Impact Factor (2.744), ranked (4/16) Q1 in "Engineering, Marine"; ranked (26/66) Q2 in "Oceanography"; ranked (8/16) Q2 in "Engineering, Ocean". JMSE announced the first edition of the Outstanding Reviewer Award, and Best PhD Thesis Award. |
| 2023 | The year 2023 marks the 10th Anniversary of JMSE. JMSE received its 2022 Impact Factor (2.9), ranked 4/16 (Q1) in "Engineering, Marine"; 19/63 (Q2) in "Oceanography"; 6/16 (Q2) "Engineering, Ocean". |
| 2024 |
JMSE received its 2023 Impact Factor (2.7), ranked 6/25 (Q1) in "Engineering, Marine"; 17/65 (Q2) in "Oceanography"; 6/18 (Q2) "Engineering, Ocean". |
Editor-in-Chief
| 2013–2024 | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Tony Clare |
| 2024–present | Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charitha Pattiaratchi |
Section Editor-in-Chief
| 2015–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Dong-Sheng Jeng for the section on Section Ocean Engineering Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Boris Peter Koch for the section on Section Chemical Oceanography Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Charitha Pattiaratchi for the section on Section Physical Oceanography |
| 2015–2022 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Magnus Wahlberg for the section on Section Marine Biology |
| 2018–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gary Wilson for the section on Section Geological Oceanography Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Roshanka Ranasinghe for the section on Section Coastal Engineering |
| 2020–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Gerardo Gold Bouchot for the section on Marine Environmental Science |
| 2021–2024 | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Harshinie Karunarathna for the section on Section Coastal Engineering |
| 2022–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Francesco Tiralongo for the section on Section Marine Biology |
| 2023–present | Section Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Dr. Michele Arienzo for the section on Section Chemical Oceanography |
