《中国海洋学报》创刊于1982年，是中国海洋学会的官方双月刊。它旨在为来自世界各地的海洋学研究论文提供一个论坛。在促进学术交流的工作中，它把快速发表该领域内高质量的研究论文作为其首要目标。该杂志鼓励来自海洋物理学、海洋化学、海洋地质学、海洋生物学、海洋水文学、海洋气象学、海洋工程、海洋遥感和海洋环境科学等所有海洋学科的投稿。它出版原始研究论文、评论文章以及涵盖整个海洋学领域的研究笔记。还审议了有关会议产生的特别问题。所有论文都要经过同行评审，并在SpringerLink网站上发表。
Founded in 1982, Acta Oceanologica Sinica is the official bi-monthly journal of the Chinese Society of Oceanography. It seeks to provide a forum for research papers in the field of oceanography from all over the world. In working to advance scholarly communication it has made the fast publication of high-quality research papers within this field its primary goal.The journal encourages submissions from all branches of oceanography, including marine physics, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine biology, marine hydrology, marine meteorology, ocean engineering, marine remote sensing and marine environment sciences.It publishes original research papers, review articles as well as research notes covering the whole spectrum of oceanography. Special issues emanating from related conferences and meetings are also considered. All papers are subject to peer review and are published online at SpringerLink.