About the Journal

 

SEAFARER: Journal of Shipping Affairs is an international peer-reviewed, open-access scholarly journal dedicated to advancing research on shipping operations, seafarer studies, maritime safety, port activities, maritime logistics, and transportation systems. The journal provides a multidisciplinary platform for researchers, maritime professionals, seafarers, educators, port practitioners, policymakers, and industry stakeholders to examine contemporary challenges and developments in the shipping and maritime transportation sector.

SEAFARER publishes theoretical, empirical, operational, managerial, technological, behavioral, regulatory, and policy-oriented research concerning ship operations, maritime transportation, human factors, maritime workforce, navigation and safety, shipping management, ports, maritime logistics, supply chains, and emerging developments in the global maritime industry.

The journal particularly welcomes studies that combine rigorous academic analysis with practical relevance to shipping operations, seafarer welfare and competence, maritime risk reduction, port efficiency, sustainable transportation, digitalization, and resilient maritime supply chains.

Journal Identity
Shipping Operations  ·  Seafarer Studies  ·  Maritime Safety  ·  Port & Maritime Logistics
Advancing Shipping, Seafarers and Maritime Transportation Systems

Focus and Scope

SEAFARER publishes original research articles, review papers, empirical studies, conceptual contributions, operational studies, and policy-oriented research addressing shipping and maritime transportation. The journal particularly welcomes manuscripts within the following areas:

1. Shipping Operations and Maritime Transportation
Ship operations, shipping management, fleet operations, vessel performance, voyage management, route planning, liner and tramp shipping, maritime transportation systems, shipping economics, operational efficiency, maritime digitalization, smart shipping, vessel scheduling, and sustainable shipping operations.
2. Seafarers, Human Factors and Maritime Workforce
Seafarer competence, training and certification, maritime education and training, fatigue, workload, occupational health and safety, crew management, leadership, communication, maritime labor, human factors, safety culture, organizational behavior, human reliability, and human–technology interaction onboard ships.
3. Maritime Safety, Security and Risk Management
Navigation safety, marine accidents, shipboard safety, collision and grounding risk, maritime risk assessment, safety management systems, emergency response, maritime security, regulatory compliance, ISM Code implementation, accident investigation, navigational decision-making, resilience, and maritime safety governance.
4. Ports, Shipping Logistics and Maritime Supply Chains
Port operations, terminal management, cargo handling, port performance, maritime logistics, shipping networks, multimodal transportation, port connectivity, maritime supply chains, logistics optimization, port digitalization, smart ports, green ports, supply-chain resilience, and sustainable maritime logistics.
Interdisciplinary Studies: SEAFARER welcomes interdisciplinary research involving maritime economics, management, engineering, environmental studies, psychology, occupational health, information systems, artificial intelligence, logistics, transportation science, law, education, and public policy when the manuscript demonstrates a clear contribution to shipping operations, seafarers, maritime safety, ports, maritime logistics, or transportation systems.
Scope Note: Manuscripts focused primarily on naval architecture, hydrodynamics, offshore engineering, structural analysis, propulsion design, or other purely technical engineering topics should demonstrate a substantive connection to shipping operations, maritime safety, vessel performance, human factors, port activities, logistics, or transportation management to be considered within the scope of the journal.
SEAFARER Perspective: The journal is particularly interested in research that improves the safety, efficiency, sustainability, resilience, and human performance of shipping and maritime transportation systems.