About this journal
Aims and scope
Maritime Policy & Management (MPM) is indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
Maritime Policy & Management ( MPM ) is a multi-disciplinary and international refereed journal, it brings together papers on the different topics that concern the maritime industry. It provides the latest findings and analyses. Emphasis is placed on business, organizational, economic, sociolegal and management topics at port, community, shipping company and shipboard levels.
MPM is aimed at researchers, policy-makers and managers in the fields of maritime business. It is read by academics, government officials, journalists and those practicing maritime business in all its aspects around the world, and is intended to have both a theoretical and practical appeal.
Peer Review Integrity
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double-blind and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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Maritime Policy & Management is aimed at interested policymakers and managers throughout the fields of shipping and ports. It is read by those practicing the business of shipping in all its aspects, academics, government officials, and journalists around the world, and is intended to have both a theoretical and practical appeal.
Journal metrics
Usage
- 192K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 3.7 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 4.0 (2023) 5 year IF
- 8.2 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.487 (2023) SNIP
- 0.926 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 17 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 73 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 10 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 17% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
Former Editor-in-Chief
Alastair Couper (1973-1983) - Cardiff University, UK
Richard Goss (1984-1993) - Cardiff University, UK
James McConville (1994-2003) - London Guildhall University, UK
Heather McLaughlin (2004-2016) - De Montfort University, UK
Editor-in-Chief
Kevin Li - Zhejiang University, China
Administrative Editors
Ximena Shi (Normal Issues) - Zhejiang University, China
Wendy Shi (Special Issues) - University of Tasmania, Australia
Xueqin Wang (Book Reviews) - Chung-Ang University, R of Korea
Lisa Fan (Social Media) - Shanghai University, China
Associate Editors
Sharon Xiwen Bai - Tsinghua University, China
Jose Escribano - Imperial College London, UK
Xuehao Feng - Zhejiang University, China
Enna Hirata - Kobe University, Japan
Jasmine Siu Lee Lam - Technical University of Denmark, Denmark
Adolf Ng - BNU-HKBU United International College, China
ManWo Ng - Old Dominion University, USA
Kun Soo Park - Seoul National University, R of Korea
Jeroen Pruyn - Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Ryuichi Shibasaki - University of Tokyo, Japan
Dimitris Tsouknidis - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Dong Yang - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK
Jingbo Yin - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Kum Fai Yuen - Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Editorial Panel
Panagiotis Angeloudis - Imperial College London, UK
Austin H. Becker - University of Rhode Island, USA
Michael Bell - University of Sydney, Australia
Jan Hoffmann - Trade Logistics Branch of UNCTAD, Switzerland
Haiying Jia - NHH Norwegian School of Economics, Norway
Manolis Kavussanos - Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece
Kun-Chin Lin - University of Cambridge, UK
Chin-Shan Lu - National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Meifeng Luo - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Sally Martin - Chung-Ang University, R of Korea
Heather McLaughlin - De Montfort University, UK
Theo Notteboom - Ghent University, Belgium
Thanos Pallis - University of the Aegean, Greece
Photis M. Panayides - Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus
Francesco Parola - Universitas Mercatorum, Italy
Jens-Uwe Schröder-Hinrichs - World Maritime University , Sweden
Yossi Sheffi - Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Wayne K. Talley - Old Dominion University, USA
Eddy Van de Voorde - University of Antwerp, Belgium
Jin Wang - Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Su-Han Woo - Chung-Ang University, R of Korea
Anming Zhang - University of British Columbia, Canada
Qingcheng Zeng - Dalian Maritime University, China
Books for, or offers to, review should be sent to the Editor at the address given below.
Editorial Office
Ximena Shi
Library Building 818,
Ocean College,
Zhejiang University,
No.1 Zheda Road,
Zhoushan Zhejiang,
China
Email: [email protected]
Abstracting and indexing
Maritime Policy & Management is currently indexed and abstracted in:
CSA (Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management; ASFA-1: Biological Science and Living Resources; ASFA-2: Ocean Technology, Policy and Non-Living Resources; ASFA-3: Aquatic Pollution and Environmental Quality; Oceanic Abstracts; Recent References; Pollution Abstracts; Engineering Materials Abstracts; Composities Industry Abstracts; Mechanical and Transportation; Engineering Abstracts; Aluminium Industry Abstracts; Copper Data Abstracts; Corrosion Abstracts; Metadex; Advanced Polymers Abstracts; Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts; Human Population & Natural Resource Management; Ceramic Abstracts; Computer and Information Systems Abstracts; Corrosion Abstracts; Earthquake Engineering Abstracts; Electronics and Communications Abstracts; Engineered Materials Abstracts; International Aerospace Abstracts; International Civil Engineering Abstracts; Materials Business File; Solid State and Superconductivity Abstracts; World Ceramics Abstracts); EBSCO (Academic Search Premier, Business Source Corporate, Business Source Premier, Environmental Policy Index, TOC Premier), Econlit; GEOBASE; OCLC; Scopus; Swets Information Services; TRIS; and ThomsonGale.
Open access
Maritime Policy & Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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News, offers and calls for papers
News and offers
- Maritime Policy & Management Best Published Manuscript Award and Nominated papers
- Now indexed in the UK Chartered Association of Business Schools Academic Journal Guide 2018
- Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers
- Lloyd’s List Events
Calls for papers
Association information
International Association of Maritime Economists
The International Association of Maritime Economists (IAME) is an international forum for the exchange of research and information among those interested in maritime and maritime-related issues. Membership is drawn from all continents and representation includes academics, industry and government.
8 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Maritime Policy & Management: The flagship journal of international shipping and port research (1976 - current)
Formerly known as
- Maritime Studies and Management (1973 - 1976)
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