IJMCS
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International Journal of Maritime Crime & Security

The International Journal of Maritime Crime and Security (IJMCS) will be the first high-quality multi/interdisciplinary journal devoted to the newly identified field and academic discipline of maritime security and to the study of maritime crime. The latter has been neglected, as the scientific study of crime....

Print ISSN2631-3855
Online ISSN2631-3863
DOI Prefixhttps://doi.org/10.24052/IJMCS/
Current Issue Dec 2024
IJMCS

Volume 03 Issue 02

Peer-reviewed research in business, retail management, innovation, and applied economic practice.

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Latest and most-read articles

The use of private maritime guards as an innovative means to fulfil states duty to cooperate in the repression of maritime piracy. Part 1
The application of unmanned aerial vehicles in managing port and border security in the US and Kuwait: Reflections on best practice for the UK
What are maritime crime and maritime security?
Pirates, smugglers and corrupt officials – maritime security in East and West Africa
Vulnerability assessment of offshore terminals in the Sultanate of Oman: The case of a security audit for SPM Terminal of Mina al Fahal
Under whose flag? The race to dominate natural resources: an examination of the evolving power dynamics of superpowers and flag protectionism on global trade and maritime security

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