《中國海洋學報》創(chuàng)刊于1982年，是中國海洋學會的官方雙月刊。它旨在為來自世界各地的海洋學研究論文提供一個論壇。在促進學術交流的工作中，它把快速發(fā)表該領域內高質量的研究論文作為其首要目標。該雜志鼓勵來自海洋物理學、海洋化學、海洋地質學、海洋生物學、海洋水文學、海洋氣象學、海洋工程、海洋遙感和海洋環(huán)境科學等所有海洋學科的投稿。它出版原始研究論文、評論文章以及涵蓋整個海洋學領域的研究筆記。還審議了有關會議產生的特別問題。所有論文都要經過同行評審，并在SpringerLink網站上發(fā)表。

Founded in 1982, Acta Oceanologica Sinica is the official bi-monthly journal of the Chinese Society of Oceanography. It seeks to provide a forum for research papers in the field of oceanography from all over the world. In working to advance scholarly communication it has made the fast publication of high-quality research papers within this field its primary goal.The journal encourages submissions from all branches of oceanography, including marine physics, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine biology, marine hydrology, marine meteorology, ocean engineering, marine remote sensing and marine environment sciences.It publishes original research papers, review articles as well as research notes covering the whole spectrum of oceanography. Special issues emanating from related conferences and meetings are also considered. All papers are subject to peer review and are published online at SpringerLink.