Journal of Shanghai Ocean University (formerly Journal of Shanghai Fisheries University),founded in 1992,is a comprehensive academic journal mainly focusing on ocean sciencesand fisheries, governed by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and sponsored by Shanghai Ocean University.
Journal of Shanghai Ocean University has established cooperative relations with institutions and libraries in Japan, South Korea, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries. China International Book Trading Corporation is the oversea distributor of the journal.
Journal of Shanghai Ocean University is indexed by Chemical Abstracts (CA), Abstracts Journal (AJ, Russian), CBST Science and Technology Literature Express (Japan), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), China Science Citation Database (CSCD), China Biological Abstracts and Chinese Fisheries Abstracts.