npj Ocean Sustainability

npj Ocean Sustainability is an online-only, fully open access journal published by Nature Portfolio, part of Springer Nature, in the United Kingdom, launched in 2022 and dedicated to all aspects of ocean sustainability, with a 2025 Journal Impact Factor of 8.8《海洋可持续性》（npj Ocean Sustainability）是由（Nature Portfolio）（隶属（Springer Nature））在英国出版的纯在线完全开放获取期刊，2022 年创办，专注海洋可持续性的各个方面，2025 年影响因子为 8.8。

Scope

• The journal considers research examining all aspects of promoting the sustainable management and conservation of the world's oceans该刊考虑探讨促进世界海洋可持续管理与养护各方面的研究。
• It is particularly interested in research addressing the interlinks between policy and practice, systemic approaches, transformative solutions and innovation其尤其关注涉及政策与实践相互联系、系统性方法、变革性解决方案与创新的研究。
• It covers marine conservation and biodiversity, and sustainable aquaculture, mariculture and fisheries management其涵盖海洋保护与生物多样性，以及可持续水产养殖、海水养殖与渔业管理。
• It covers ocean acidification and climate change, plastic pollution and marine debris, and coastal and marine habitat restoration其涵盖海洋酸化与气候变化、塑料污染与海洋垃圾，以及海岸与海洋生境修复。
• It covers marine renewable energy, ocean governance, legislation and policy, and collaborative approaches to ocean planning and management其涵盖海洋可再生能源、海洋治理、立法与政策，以及海洋规划与管理的协作方法。
• It covers the blue economy and sustainable ocean use, ocean literacy and education, and ocean monitoring, remote sensing and observation其涵盖蓝色经济与海洋可持续利用、海洋素养与教育，以及海洋监测、遥感与观测。

History

• It was launched in 2022 by Nature Portfolio, part of Springer Nature, as an online-only, fully open access journal, and its first volume appeared in 2022该刊于 2022 年由（Nature Portfolio）（隶属（Springer Nature））创办，为纯在线完全开放获取期刊，第 1 卷于 2022 年面世。
• It opened with a launch editorial on a sustainable ocean for all, alongside papers on social equity in ocean governance and on marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdiction其以一篇关于人人享有可持续海洋的创刊社论开篇，同期发表关于海洋治理中的社会公平以及国家管辖范围外海洋生物多样性的论文。^[1]
• It is part of the npj Series of online-only, open access journals that foster global partnerships with the research community该刊是（npj Series）的一部分，该系列为纯在线开放获取期刊，旨在促进与研究界的全球合作。
• It is published in the United Kingdom by Nature Portfolio and carries a single electronic ISSN, 2731-426X该刊由（Nature Portfolio）在英国出版，采用唯一的电子刊号 2731-426X。
• It supports the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and more than half of its 2025 articles related to one or more of them该刊支持联合国可持续发展目标，2025 年发表的文章中逾半数与其中一项或多项相关。
• It is indexed in the Emerging Sources Citation Index and Scopus, and its Journal Impact Factor in 2025 was 8.8该刊被（Emerging Sources Citation Index）与（Scopus）收录，2025 年影响因子为 8.8。

Editors

• Catarina Frazao Santos, an Associate Professor at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, is an Editor-in-Chief, working on marine spatial planning and ocean governance under global change（Catarina Frazao Santos）（葡萄牙（University of Lisbon）副教授）任主编，从事全球变化下的海洋空间规划与海洋治理研究。
• Rashid Sumaila, a University Killam Professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada, is an Editor-in-Chief, working on bioeconomics, marine ecosystem valuation and fisheries subsidies（Rashid Sumaila）（加拿大（University of British Columbia）大学教授）任主编，从事生物经济学、海洋生态系统价值评估与渔业补贴研究。
• Associate Editors include Keisha Bahr of the Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies, United States, and Jessica L. Blythe of Brock University, Canada副编辑包括（Keisha Bahr）（美国（Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies））与（Jessica L. Blythe）（加拿大（Brock University））。
• Associate Editors also include Ling Cao of Xiamen University, China, Ibon Galparsoro of AZTI, Spain, and Elena Ojea of the University of Vigo, Spain副编辑还包括（Ling Cao）（中国（Xiamen University））、（Ibon Galparsoro）（西班牙（AZTI））与（Elena Ojea）（西班牙（University of Vigo））。
• Further Associate Editors are Stephanie Green of the University of Alberta, Canada, Priscila Lopes of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and Sebastian Villasante of the University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain副编辑还有（Stephanie Green）（加拿大（University of Alberta））、（Priscila Lopes）（巴西（Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte））与（Sebastian Villasante）（西班牙（University of Santiago de Compostela））。
• The journal is fully open access with an article processing charge of GBP 1390 or USD 2090 or EUR 1790, publishes under Creative Commons Attribution or Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives licences, and its editors span marine biology, ecology, economics, law and governance该刊完全开放获取，文章处理费为 1390 英镑或 2090 美元或 1790 欧元，依知识共享署名或署名－非商业性使用－禁止演绎许可发表，其编辑覆盖海洋生物学、生态学、经济学、法学与治理领域。