Oceanographic Literature Review was an indexing publication published monthly by Elsevier. Launched in 1993 as a continuation of the periodical Deep-Sea Research. Part B, Oceanographic Literature Review, it provided comprehensive coverage of the latest research literature in all fields of oceanography, before ceasing publication in 2015.

Each issue comprised an annotated bibliography to current literature in every area of the field, including science, mathematics and methods, as well as policy, laws, economics and resource management. It also cited non-oceanographic material in the basic sciences thought to be useful to oceanographers. Major subject areas covered by the periodical included physical oceanography, marine meteorology, chemical oceanography, marine geology and geophysics, biological oceanography, environmental oceanography and pollution, applied oceanography and engineering, plus regional studies, and general texts.

The Internet Archive Collection contains microfilm published between 1993–1996 and 1999.

The ISSN is 0967-0653

Publication History:

Deep-Sea Research. Part B: Oceanographic Literature Review 0198-0254 Supersedes (in 1993) GBR United Kingdom

Deep-Sea Research 0146-6291 Which superseded in part (in 1979) GBR United Kingdom

Deep-Sea Research and Oceanographic Abstracts 0011-7471 Formerly (until 1977) GBR United Kingdom

Deep-Sea Research 0146-6313 (until 1962) GBR United Kingdom