深海研究第二部分:海洋學專題研究發表海洋學中許多國際和跨學科項目的專題問題。除了這些專題外，該雜志還出版在會議上發表的論文集。特刊定期附有非文字材料(數字數據、圖像、圖像、視頻等)的電子附件，并與特刊一起在ScienceDirect上發表。《深海研究第二部分》在1993年作為一份專門討論專題問題的單獨雜志分離出來。它的同伴期刊深海研究第一部分:海洋學研究論文，出版這一領域的常規研究論文。

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography publishes topical issues from the many international and interdisciplinary projects which are undertaken in oceanography. Besides these special issues from projects, the journal publishes collections of papers presented at conferences. The special issues regularly have electronic annexes of non-text material (numerical data, images, images, video, etc.) which are published with the special issues in ScienceDirect. Deep-Sea Research Part II was split off as a separate journal devoted to topical issues in 1993. Its companion journal Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, publishes the regular research papers in this area.