為皇家航海學會出版的航海雜志包含了關于陸海空航行科學的原始論文，包括在學會會議上發表的精選論文。論文涵蓋了航海的各個方面，從技術性很強的到描述性和歷史性的。課程包括電子天文學、數學、制圖學、指揮與控制心理學和動物學、運籌學、風險分析、理論物理、敵對環境下的操作、儀器儀表、人體工程學、財務規劃和法律。該雜志還出版了來自該研究所特殊利益集團的精選論文和報告，以及書評。捐款來自世界各地。

Published for The Royal Institute of Navigation Journal of Navigation contains original papers on the science of navigation over land and sea and through air and space including a selection of papers presented at the meetings of the Institute. Papers cover every aspect of navigation from the highly technical to the descriptive and historical. Subjects include electronics astronomy mathematics cartography command and control psychology and zoology operational research risk analysis theoretical physics operation in hostile environments instrumentation ergonomics financial planning and law. The journal also publishes selected papers and reports from the Institute's Special Interest Groups as well as book reviews. Contributions come from all parts of the world.