About the UDA Journal
Exploring the strategic, scientific, economic, and cultural dimensions of the underwater realm
Advancing Underwater Domain Awareness
The International Journal of Underwater Domain Awareness is a dedicated platform that highlights the strategic, scientific, economic, and cultural dimensions of the underwater realm. As nations increasingly explore oceans and inland water bodies for economic growth, environmental sustainability, and security, UDA emerges as a critical enabler of informed decision-making and responsible governance.
Our Story
The underwater domain is one of the world's most valuable yet least understood environments. It influences global security, environmental sustainability, climate resilience, marine biodiversity, international trade, and economic development.
As nations increasingly rely on oceans and inland water bodies for resources, infrastructure, transportation, and strategic operations, understanding the underwater environment has become more important than ever.
The International Journal of Underwater Domain Awareness (IJUDA) was established to provide a dedicated scholarly platform for interdisciplinary research addressing these emerging opportunities and challenges.
Unlike conventional journals that focus on a single discipline, IJUDA embraces the interconnected nature of underwater domain awareness by bringing together expertise from engineering, marine science, oceanography, underwater acoustics, artificial intelligence, robotics, environmental science, maritime policy, defence studies, economics, and sustainability.
By connecting researchers, practitioners, policymakers, industry professionals, and academic institutions, IJUDA encourages collaboration that advances scientific discovery while supporting practical solutions for the responsible management, protection, and sustainable utilization of underwater environments.
Advancing scientific discovery while supporting practical solutions for the responsible management, protection, and sustainable utilization of underwater environments.
IJUDA Editorial
International Journal of Underwater Domain Awareness
Collaborative Ecosystem
Uniting academic institutions, defense strategists, environmental researchers, and industry leaders into a single interdisciplinary network.
Interdisciplinary Reach
Bringing together acoustics, robotics, AI, policy, economics, and marine sciences under one banner.
Multi-Sector Collaboration
Connecting practitioners, researchers, policymakers, and industry experts for real-world impact.
Sustainable Utilization
Empowering responsible governance, protection, and management of global aquatic environments.
Vision, Mission & Objectives
Our Vision
To become a globally recognized scholarly platform that advances interdisciplinary knowledge, innovation, and collaboration for the sustainable management, security, and exploration of the underwater domain.
Our Mission
To publish high-quality peer-reviewed research that bridges science, engineering, technology, policy, and practice while promoting evidence-based solutions to the complex challenges affecting underwater environments and maritime systems.
Our Key Objectives
Core principles guiding our strategic goals and publications
- 01Advance interdisciplinary research in underwater domain awareness.
- 02Promote scientific excellence through rigorous peer review.
- 03Encourage collaboration among academia, industry, government, and defence.
- 04Support innovation in marine technologies and ocean observation.
- 05Contribute to sustainable ocean governance and the Blue Economy.
- 06Increase accessibility through open-access publishing.
Why Underwater Domain Awareness?
The underwater domain plays a vital role in environmental sustainability, maritime security, scientific discovery, economic development, and global resilience. Yet much of this environment remains unexplored and insufficiently understood, creating significant challenges for researchers, policymakers, industries, and governments.
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework provides an integrated approach to understanding, monitoring, protecting, and sustainably utilizing underwater environments. It combines scientific research, technological innovation, environmental stewardship, and policy development to improve our ability to manage marine and freshwater ecosystems responsibly.
Our Focus Areas
UDA plays a critical role across multiple domains, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing our understanding of the underwater realm.
Underwater Security, Safety & Infrastructure
Strengthening maritime safety, protecting critical underwater infrastructure, enhancing surveillance, and ensuring robust domain awareness and defense.
Underwater Science, Technology & Intelligence
Advancing subsea robotics, data analytics, sensing technologies, and interdisciplinary marine scientific research to enhance underwater intelligence.
Freshwater Environment, Ecosystems & Climate Management
Protecting inland water bodies, preserving biodiversity, monitoring aquatic health, and mitigating climate impact on freshwater ecosystems.
Sustainable Blue Economy, Governance & Society
Fostering responsible resource management, oceanic policy, socio-economic development, and sustainable offshore industry growth.
Message from the Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief
IJUDA"Welcome to the International Journal of Underwater Domain Awareness (IJUDA)"
The International Journal of Underwater Domain Awareness (IJUDA) is established as a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary platform that unites diverse perspectives, academic disciplines, and knowledge streams to advance understanding of the underwater domain.
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) extends beyond the traditional understanding of oceans and maritime spaces. It encompasses the interconnected physical, ecological, technological, economic, social, and strategic dimensions of aquatic systems. IJUDA aims to provide a dedicated platform for integrating these diverse aspects, including underwater acoustics and noise, sediment dynamics, hydrography and sensing, security, food and water systems, energy, strategic interests, livelihoods, ecosystems, and the blue economy.
Publisher details
The Foundation for Underwater Domain Awareness (FUDA) is committed to promoting research, education, innovation, and collaboration that strengthen understanding and sustainable management of the underwater domain.
IJUDA is published under the Foundation's academic initiatives and is supported by the Maritime Research Center (MRC). Through partnerships with researchers, academic institutions, industry organizations, government agencies, and maritime stakeholders, the journal encourages interdisciplinary knowledge exchange and contributes to the advancement of underwater domain awareness worldwide.