The Interdisciplinary Journal of Sustainable Oceans and Coasts (IJSOC) is an international open-access online journal interrogating the interactions of earth systems in oceans and coastal zones.
Aim: IJSOC will publish original research, reviews and perspective articles that aim to increase our understanding of the world’s complex oceans and the coastal zones that connect them to related land-based systems. In particular, it is intended that the articles published by the IJSOC community may help to develop and inspire action supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Safeguarding and augmenting the well-being of our oceans and coasts is imperative for our sustainable future, and so it is necessary to take collective action in order to make meaningful progress.
Scope: The sensitive interfaces between the vast, hidden expanses of the ocean and the diverse array of terrestrial landforms make up the coastal zone. Coastal zones are defined as the area over land impacted by processes starting over the oceans and the area over the ocean influenced by processes that start over land. In the context of earth systems, these processes are natural but can also be social, economic, political, public health, and security related. Marine and coastal zone processes influence the life of every human being either directly or indirectly through cascading consequences within the coupled human-natural earth system.
IJSOC Related Papers
To illustrate the scope of the journal, we have shortlisted some relevant articles published in other journals by World Scientific. This list is not exhaustive and IJSOC will consider original research in all disciplines of sustainable oceans and coasts. Read more at: IJSOC's aims and scope