自1964年以來，該國際期刊一直報道海洋地質學、地球化學和地球物理學領域的發展。海洋地質學定期提供原始研究和全面審查的機會，此外，還有一個特別的“信件部分”，確保特別迅速地發表短篇論文。

Since 1964 this international journal has been reporting on developments in the fields of marine geology, geochemistry and geophysics. Marine Geology provides regular access to original studies and comprehensive reviews and, in addition, has a special "letters section" which ensures particularly rapid publication of short papers.