《海洋學(xué)進(jìn)展》發(fā)表篇幅較長(zhǎng)、內(nèi)容較全面的論文，大多數(shù)海洋學(xué)家有時(shí)認(rèn)為，這些論文是公正對(duì)待他們的工作所必需的。貢獻(xiàn)一般要么是對(duì)海洋學(xué)的一個(gè)方面的評(píng)論，要么是關(guān)于一門(mén)正在擴(kuò)大的海洋學(xué)學(xué)科的論文。這些文章涵蓋了海洋學(xué)的所有學(xué)科。偶爾也有幾卷專(zhuān)門(mén)用來(lái)收藏特別有興趣的文件和會(huì)議記錄。所有海洋學(xué)家的必讀書(shū)目。

Progress in Oceanography publishes the longer, more comprehensive papers that most oceanographers feel are necessary, on occasion, to do justice to their work. Contributions are generally either a review of an aspect of oceanography or a treatise on an expanding oceanographic subject. The articles cover the entire spectrum of disciplines within the science of oceanography. Occasionally volumes are devoted to collections of papers and conference proceedings of exceptional interest. Essential reading for all oceanographers.