37 Ocean Engineering journals listed in the Directory of Open Access Journals with at least 10 papers in 2025. DOAJ is an independent, openly published list of open-access journals that meet its criteria.
As of 2 October 2026. From OpenAlex, Crossref and DOAJ. ORBIT Tier is our own ranking within a field, not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
| Journal | ISSN | Papers in 2025 | ORBIT Tier | Fee to publish | Open access | DOAJ | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum Science | 1995-8226 | 411 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | China |
| Applied Ocean Research | 0141-1187 | 409 | 1 | ≈ ₹3,25,591 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Iraqi Geological Journal | 2414-6064 | 207 | 2 | ≈ ₹16,857 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology | 2190-0558 | 206 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,27,459 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| TransNav the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation | 2083-6473 | 166 | 2 | ≈ ₹54,416 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Petroleum Research | 2096-2495 | 89 | 1 | ≈ ₹77,063 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| International Journal of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering | 2092-6782 | 86 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,34,860 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Water Policy | 1366-7017 | 73 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,36,968 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Rudarsko-geološko-naftni zbornik | 0353-4529 | 71 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Iraqi Journal of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering | 1997-4884 | 68 | 2 | IQD 75,000 to publish | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Journal of Ocean Engineering and Technology | 1225-0767 | 65 | 2 | ≈ ₹28,306 to publish | Yes | Yes | South Korea |
| Improved Oil and Gas Recovery | 2688-8246 | 64 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |
| Natural Gas Industry B | 2352-8540 | 63 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Polish Maritime Research | 1233-2585 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹54,416 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Journal of Petroleum Research and Studies | 2220-5381 | 57 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Iraq |
| Petroleum | 2405-5816 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Brodogradnja | 0007-215X | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹87,066 to publish | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| International Marine Energy Journal | 2631-5548 | 47 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Egyptian Journal of Petroleum | 1110-0621 | 43 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of industrial safety. | 2950-2764 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹80,916 to publish | Yes | Yes | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| Romanian Journal of Petroleum & Gas Technology | 2734-5319 | 42 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Journal of ETA Maritime Science | 2147-2955 | 39 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Türkiye |
| Water SA | 0378-4738 | 35 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | South Africa |
| International Maritime Health | 1641-9251 | 29 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Platform A Journal of Engineering | 2600-8424 | 29 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| InterPore Journal | 3007-410X | 28 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,08,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Analele Universităţii Dunărea de Jos din Galaţi Fascicula XI Construcţii navale/ Annals of Dunărea de Jos of Galati Fascicle XI Shipbuilding | 1221-4620 | 26 | 4 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Romania |
| Pomorstvo | 1332-0718 | 25 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Journal of Petroleum and Mining Engineering | 1110-6506 | 15 | 2 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Egypt |
| Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping | 2572-5084 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Revista Fuentes el Reventón Energético | 1657-6527 | 13 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Iraqi journal of oil and gas researches | 2710-2939 | 12 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Journal of Naval Architecture and Marine Technology | 3061-9939 | 11 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| CT&F - Ciencia Tecnología y Futuro | 0122-5383 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Colombia |
| Riyāz̤ī va jāmi̒ah/Riyāz̤ī va jāmi̒ah | 2345-6493 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Seatific Engineering Research Journal | 2792-0771 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | |
| Texas Water Journal | 2160-5319 | 10 | 3 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | United States |