《海洋學雜志》是日本海洋學會的官方期刊，面向世界上所有的海洋學家開放。該期刊的主要目的是促進人們從物理、化學、生物、地質海洋學以及古海洋學等各個方面對海洋系統的認識。該雜志歡迎關注北太平洋西部和亞洲沿海水域的研究，但研究區域不限于亞太地區。該雜志在海洋學和相關領域發表原創文章、短文、評論和通信。

The Journal of Oceanography is the official journal of the Oceanographic Society of Japan and open to all oceanographers in the world. The main aim of the journal is to promote understandings of ocean systems from various aspects including physical, chemical, biological, geological oceanography as well as paleoceanography, etc. The journal welcomes research focusing on the western North Pacific and Asian coastal waters, but the study region is not limited to the Asian Pacific. The journal publishes original articles, short contributions, reviews, and correspondence in oceanography and related fields.