Ocean Science (OS) is a not-for-profit international open-access scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on all aspects of ocean science: experimental, theoretical, and laboratory. The primary objective is to publish a very high-quality scientific journal with free Internet-based access for researchers and other interested people throughout the world.

Electronic submission of articles is used to keep publication costs to a minimum. The costs will be covered by a moderate per-page charge paid by the authors. The peer-review process also makes use of the Internet. It includes an 8-week online discussion period with the original submitted manuscript and all comments. If accepted, the final revised paper will be published online.

Ocean Science covers the following fields: ocean physics (i.e. ocean structure, circulation, tides, and internal waves); ocean chemistry; biological oceanography; air–sea interactions; ocean models – physical, chemical, biological, and biochemical; coastal and shelf edge processes; paleooceanography.

《Ocean Science》是一本由COPERNICUS GESELLSCHAFT MBH出版商出版的专业地学期刊，该刊创刊于2005年，刊期Bimonthly，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：地球科学 2区，小类学科：气象与大气科学 3区；海洋学 3区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q1。该刊发文范围涵盖气象与大气科学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外气象与大气科学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为4.311，平均审稿速度较慢,6-12周。