大陸架研究集中于處理物理海洋學(xué)、化學(xué)、生態(tài)學(xué)、沉積學(xué)等原始研究成果的文章，以及對(duì)大陸架研究的更多應(yīng)用方面的貢獻(xiàn)。重點(diǎn)放在跨學(xué)科的面向過程的貢獻(xiàn)上，并鼓勵(lì)發(fā)表具有更廣泛適用性的創(chuàng)新實(shí)驗(yàn)研究結(jié)果。大陸架研究包括偶爾的評(píng)論文章，并納入一節(jié)關(guān)于筆記，儀器和方法。此外，論文在發(fā)表后可進(jìn)行長(zhǎng)達(dá)3個(gè)月的書面討論，討論和作者的答復(fù)均可發(fā)表。大陸架研究是海洋學(xué)一攬子計(jì)劃的一部分-選項(xiàng)1，包括大陸架研究、深海研究第一部分和第二部分、海洋系統(tǒng)期刊、海洋學(xué)文獻(xiàn)綜述和海洋學(xué)進(jìn)展。詳情請(qǐng)參閱海洋學(xué)軟件包-選項(xiàng)1。大陸架研究也可作為海洋學(xué)一攬子- -選擇2的一部分，其中包括海洋學(xué)一攬子- -選擇1的五種期刊以及海洋文獻(xiàn)審查光盤。詳情請(qǐng)參閱海洋學(xué)軟件包-選項(xiàng)2。

Continental Shelf Research concentrates on articles dealing with the results of original research in physical oceanography, chemistry, ecology, sedimentology, etc., together with contributions on more applied aspects of continental shelf research. Emphasis is placed on interdisciplinary process-oriented contributions, and encouragement is given to the publication of the results of innovative experimental studies with more general applicability. Continental Shelf Research includes occasional review articles as well as incorporating a section on Notes, Instrumentation and Methods. Furthermore, papers are open for written discussion for up to three months following publication and both the discussion and the author's response are published.Continental Shelf Research is available as part of the Oceanography Package - Option 1 which comprises Continental Shelf Research, Deep Sea Research Parts I & II, Journal of Marine Systems, Oceanographic Literature Review and Progress in Oceanography. See Oceanography Package - Option 1 for details. Continental Shelf Research is also available as part of the Oceanography Package - Option 2 which comprises the five journals in Oceanography Package - Option 1 along with Marine Literature Review CD-ROM. See Oceanography Package - Option 2 for details.