Law of the Sea Studies (semiyearly) is a journal focusing on the theory and practice of the law of the sea and sponsored by Shanghai Jiao Tong University Research Center for Rule of Ocean Law Studies and SJTU - Center for Polar and Deep Ocean Development, which mainly reflects the latest achievements and developments of domestic and international ocean law and policy research. The purposes of Law of the Sea Studies are to promote the prosperity and development of Chinese maritime law, the theory and practice of the law of the sea, and provide theoretical support and academic reference to the development of Maritime Law.

The journal will be issued in two collections every year, whose first issue will be published in July, 2016.

The journal takes ‘ocean idea, countermeasure analysis, China problems, world vision’ as the objective of publication, aims at the frontier trends of marine legal theory research and international law of the sea practice, and conducts in-depth discussions of significant and specific marine legal issues which China is facing with now. The journal provides with the fixed columns, namely theory and practice of the law of the sea, deep sea research, polar dynamic and Nanhai focus. In addition, the flexibly settled columns called ‘Book Review’, ‘Presentations on Special Topic’, ‘Learn to Summary’, ‘Review Dynamics’ and ‘Important Information’ as supplements. We sincerely welcome law researchers with excellent contributions both domestic and overseas. The remuneration is always ready for you.