Focus and Scope

Indonesian Journal of Coastal and Marine Studies Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Maritim Blaik Diwa  is a scientific journal published openly and peer-reviewed, containing original research articles, literature reviews, and policy analysis in the marine and coastal fields. This journal aims to be an academic and practical forum in supporting sustainable development, management, and utilization of marine and coastal resources, especially in tropical and Indo-Pacific regions. The scope of IJCMS covers a variety of topics in the fields of: 1) Marine and coastal ecosystems such as biodiversity and conservation, studies on coral reefs, mangroves, and seagrasses, and the impact of climate change on the marine environment; 2) Fisheries science and aquaculture, such as sustainable cultivation practices, fish health, nutrition, breeding, and management of fishery resources accompanied by socio-economic analysis; 3) Fishery product technology, such as innovation in marine product processing, food safety, quality control, product development, to cold chain systems and value-added processed products; 4) Utilization and management of water resources, such as integrated coastal area management, blue economy development, marine spatial planning, and utilization of technology to support water governance; 5) Marine policy, law, and business, such as maritime law and coastal governance, marine and fisheries policy analysis, and coastal community empowerment and blue entrepreneurship; and 6) Marine science and oceanography, such as articles related to physical, chemical, and biological oceanography, the use of technology such as remote sensing and GIS, and oceanographic modeling in the context of climate change.