河口、沿海和架海科学是一本国际性多学科期刊，致力于分析从大陆架外缘到潮汐带上限的盐水现象。该期刊提供了一个独特的论坛，将多学科方法统一到对河口、沿海地区、大陆架海洋学研究的学科中。这本期刊发表原始研究论文、综述论文和短篇通讯，涉及动物学、植物学、地质学、沉积学、物理海洋学等学科。

Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science is an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the analysis of saline water phenomena ranging from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the upper limits of the tidal zone. The journal provides a unique forum, unifying the multidisciplinary approaches to the study of the oceanography of estuaries, coastal zones, and continental shelf seas. It features original research papers, review papers and short communications treating such disciplines as zoology, botany, geology, sedimentology, physical oceanography.