《海洋與海岸管理》是一份國際期刊，每年出版12期，致力于研究國際、國家、區域和地方各級海洋與海岸管理的各個方面。海洋和沿海資源的可持續發展和養護需要一些單一學科、多學科以及綜合研究和方法的見解。不同的學科可能從自然和物理科學到社會科學、政策分析、經濟學和法律。邀請所有相關學科的文章，但所有投稿必須明確基本概念與管理實踐的中心改進之間的明確聯系。鼓勵進行比較研究(例如地方、跨國家和其他政策領域的比較研究)，以及評估目前管理方法的研究。特別歡迎涉及分析方法、理論發展和管理實踐改進的文章。期刊所涵蓋的主題包括但不限于下列主題:各種海洋和沿海用途之間的相互作用多用途沖突的解決;海洋和沿海地區綜合管理的其他管理制度和體制安排;專屬經濟區資源和使用的治理與《海洋法公約》和聯合國環境與發展會議(環發會議)有關的事態發展，以及審議在國家管轄范圍以外養護和發展海洋資源的法律制度海洋和沿海地區發展對環境的影響;具體的海岸線管理問題，如海岸保護政策、海平面加速上升、公眾通道、海濱重建、公眾教育和參與、港口管理和海洋保護區;水產養殖、商業漁業、近海采礦、航運和航海等活動的資源評價;能源設施;沿海產業;海洋公園;康樂發展及保育影響資源利用和開發的物質限制和自然災害;經濟、政治和社會制約;資源供求問題的技術解決方案。與管理選擇有關的倫理方面，其中人類利益顯然在推動議程，而環境后果沒有得到足夠的重視。因此，我們只接受與上述所述學科和研究實例嚴格相關的倫理討論，而不接受單獨的倫理討論。

Ocean & Coastal Management is an international journal published 12 times per year dedicated to the study of all aspects of ocean and coastal management at international, national, regional, and local levels.Sustainable development and conservation of ocean and coastal resources requires the insights of a number of monodisciplinary, multidisciplinary as well as integral studies and approaches. The different disciplines may range from the natural and physical sciences to the social sciences, policy analysis, economics, and law.Articles from all relevant disciplines are invited, but all contributions must make clear the explicit link between fundamental concepts and the central improvement of management practice.Comparative studies (e.g. sub-national, cross-national, to other policy areas) are encouraged, as are studies assessing current management approaches. Articles involving analytical approaches, development of theory, and improvement of management practice are especially welcome.Examples of topics covered by the journal include, but are not limited to, the following:Interactions among various ocean and coastal usesResolution of multiple-use conflicts; alternative management regimes and institutional arrangements for integrated management of ocean and coastal areas; governance of resources and uses in Exclusive Economic ZonesDevelopments related to the Law of the Sea Convention and to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), and consideration of legal regimes for the conservation and development of ocean resources beyond the limits of national jurisdictionEnvironmental impacts resulting from development of ocean and coastal areas; specific shoreline management issues such as coast protection policies, accelerated sea level rise, public access, waterfront redevelopment, public education and participation, port management, and marine protected areas; resource evaluation for such activities as aquaculture, commercial fisheries, offshore mining, shipping and navigation; energy facilities; coast-dependent industries; marine parks; recreational development and conservationPhysical constraints and natural hazards affecting resource use and development; economic, political, and social constraints; technological solutions to problems of resource demand and supply.Ethical aspects related to management options where human benefits are clearly driving the agenda and the environmental consequences do not get sufficient attention. We thus only accept an ethical discussion when it is strictly related to the above indicated disciplines and study examples and thus not on its own.