EBSCO indexes open access journals in EBSCO Discovery Service and EBSCOhost, as well as open access databases including content from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), supports Unpaywall, provides the EBSCOhost eBooks Open Access Collection, and provides access to open dissertations.
EBSCO also provides access to Szczepański's List of Open Access Journals, which includes law, statistics, geosciences, and political science.
JSTOR’s open content program continues to grow rapidly—expanding access to journals, books, primary sources, images, and research reports. With new open collections contributed by libraries, archives, museums, and publishers, JSTOR now offers one of the broadest and most diverse sets of openly accessible scholarly materials available. This growth strengthens research, supports teaching, and expands equitable access to scholarship worldwide. Maritime OA resources on JSTOR.
Cambridge University Press supports both green and gold open access in the books and journals that they publish. In 2026, over 75% of their research was published open access and over 50% of their journals were open access.
UnPaywall is a database of open access scholarly content, drawn from legally self-archived papers. Researchers can query the dataset or download it entirely. It also offers a browser extension which makes it easier to find full-text versions of articles while browsing.
OAPEN works with publishers to build a quality-controlled collection of open access books and provides services for publishers, libraries, and research funders in deposit, quality assurance, dissemination, and digital preservation. Maritime content on oapen
Applied Sciences focuses on applied natural sciences.
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances focuses on five aspects of chemical engineering: control, treatment, remediation of environmental hazards; chemical reaction engineering; environmental chemical processes and engineering; novel materials and applications; and advanced technology.
Communications in Transportation Research focuses on emerging transport systems.
Environmental Sciences Europe focuses on all aspects of environmental sciences, from fundamental and applied experimental research to policy, and the main topic, regulation.
Frontiers in Marine Science focuses on marine biology and ocean systems, on human activities that exploit or affect oceans and marine life, and the protection and restoration of marine ecosystems, especially research that advances the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), notably SDG 14: life below water.
INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing focuses on research that informs healthcare practice and policy.
Journal of Cleaner Production focuses on theoretical and practical cleaner production, encompassing environmental, and sustainability issues in corporations, governments, education institutions, regions, and societies. 'Cleaner Production' is a concept that aims at preventing the production of waste, while increasing efficiencies in the uses of energy, water, resources, and human capital.
Journal of International Maritime Safety Environmental Affairs and Shipping (SEAS) focuses on international maritime safety, environment affairs, and shipping. The journal is produced by Korea Maritime Cooperation Centre (KMC), with financial support from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea (MOF). SEAS encourages submissions related to recent issues discussed within International Maritime Organization (IMO).
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering focuses on marine science and engineering.
Journal of Maritime Research focuses on research on the maritime sector, from the perspective of experimental sciences, nautical sciences, engineering, and social sciences.
Journal of Shipping and Trade focuses on practices in shipping and global trade management.
Maritime Business Review focuses on the maritime business environment.
NAŠE MORE focuses on maritime science, technology and engineering. It is the International journal of maritime science & technology, by the University of Dubrovnik.
Nordic Journal of Botany focuses on plant and fungal ecology, evolution, conservation, biogeography, and taxonomy.
Ocean and Coastal Management focuses on management, policy and/or governance scholarship related to the sustainable development and conservation of the world's oceans and coasts.
Ocean Engineering focuses on ocean engineering, naval architecture, polar and arctic engineering, coastal engineering, harbour engineering, automatic control of marine systems, and underwater technology.
Proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL) features the year by year conference proceedings of the European Safety and Reliability Conference.
Proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities Conference (IAMUC) features the year by year conference proceedings of the International Association of Maritime Universities Conference.
Regional Studies in Marine Science focuses on regional aspects of maritime and marine resources in estuaries, coastal zones, continental shelf, the seas and oceans.
Revista Astrolabio focuses on the work of the Ibero-American Institute of Maritime Law.
Scientific Journal of Maritime Research (Pomorstvo) focuses on nautical science, marine engineering, marine electrotechnology, shipbuilding, traffic, mobility, logistics, blue economy, and maritime law. it is put out by the Faculty of Maritime Studies, Rijeka.
South African Journal of Maritime Education and Training focuses on ocean governance, stewardship and the socio economic value derived from ocean based activities.
Sustainability focuses on environmental, cultural, economic, and social sustainability of human beings.
The International Maritime Transport and Logistics Journal (MARLOG) features the proceedings of the International Maritime Transport and Logistics Conference (MARLOG), which is organized by The Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT).
TRANSNAV - The International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation focuses on navigation and sea transportation.
Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives focuses on social science aspects of transportation.
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The United Nations Digital library indexes many UN publications and reports. The vast majority of recent documentation is available to everyone electronically, however some access is restricted.
The United Nations Treaty Collection contains information regarding the activities of the Treaty Section of the United Nations Office of Legal Affairs.
Arctic Today is an independent, nonprofit media outlet covering geopolitics, environment, Indigenous issues and business across the Arctic. Articles published within the last year are free to access.
Journal for marine business, science and engineering. Provides current information on the various segments of the worldwide marine/ocean industry through state-of-the-art and application articles, news columns, and staff reports.