35 Ocean Engineering journals (Engineering) in ORBIT Tier 1 with at least 10 papers in 2025. ORBIT Tier 1: top quarter of Engineering by citation impact, our own ranking. Not a Scopus or Web of Science quartile.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processes | 2227-9717 | 4,163 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,78,967 to publish | Yes | No | Switzerland |
| Ocean Engineering | 0029-8018 | 3,478 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Geoenergy Science and Engineering | 2949-8910 | 621 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| SPE Journal | 1086-055X | 497 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| 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 |
| Gas Science and Engineering | 2949-9089 | 225 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | |
| Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology | 2190-0558 | 206 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,27,459 to publish | Yes | Yes | Switzerland |
| Journal of Marine Science and Application | 1671-9433 | 143 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | China |
| ADVANCES IN GEO-ENERGY RESEARCH | 2207-9963 | 100 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Australia |
| Journal of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering | 0892-7219 | 95 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| Journal of Ocean Engineering and Marine Energy | 2198-6444 | 89 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Switzerland |
| 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 |
| Biofouling | 0892-7014 | 78 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Netherlands |
| Water Policy | 1366-7017 | 73 | 1 | ≈ ₹2,36,968 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Water International | 0250-8060 | 64 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| Natural Gas Industry B | 2352-8540 | 63 | 1 | Free to publish — per DOAJ | Yes | Yes | Netherlands |
| Journal of Marine Science and Technology | 0948-4280 | 61 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Japan |
| Polish Maritime Research | 1233-2585 | 61 | 1 | ≈ ₹54,416 to publish | Yes | Yes | Poland |
| Petroleum | 2405-5816 | 57 | 1 | ≈ ₹48,164 to publish | Yes | Yes | China |
| Marine Systems & Ocean Technology | 1679-396X | 56 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Brazil |
| Brodogradnja | 0007-215X | 55 | 1 | ≈ ₹87,066 to publish | Yes | Yes | Croatia |
| Capillarity | 2652-3310 | 50 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Hong Kong SAR China |
| International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering | 1053-5381 | 49 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United States |
| WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs | 1651-436X | 44 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Germany |
| Journal of industrial safety. | 2950-2764 | 42 | 1 | ≈ ₹80,916 to publish | Yes | Yes | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |
| International Journal of Water Resources Development | 0790-0627 | 41 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | United Kingdom |
| InterPore Journal | 3007-410X | 28 | 1 | ≈ ₹1,08,832 to publish | Yes | Yes | |
| Maritime Technology and Research | 2651-205X | 24 | 1 | Fee not published | Yes | No | Thailand |
| Water Resources and Economics | 2212-4284 | 18 | 1 | Free via subscription (paywalled) | No | No | Netherlands |
| Energy geoscience conference series. | 2976-7806 | 16 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | ENK |
| Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping | 2572-5084 | 14 | 1 | ≈ ₹96,329 to publish | Yes | Yes | United Kingdom |
| Autonomous Transportation Research | 3050-8622 | 10 | 1 | Free to publish | No | No | |
| Computational energy science. | 3007-5602 | 10 | 1 | Fee not published | No | No | Cocos (Keeling) Islands |