I started my term as Editor-in-Chief (EiC) of the IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering in January 2018. It has been a great privilege to have had the opportunity to serve this research community for the past six years, but it is now time to say farewell. When I started my term, I knew very little of what to expect. It has indeed been an interesting learning journey for me, and a rewarding one. I have had the opportunity to work closely with many Associate Editors, Guest Editors, editorial staff, authors, and reviewers over these years. I would like to acknowledge their support, without which the journal would not be where it is today. The high-quality standards we maintain are largely due to the efforts of the Associate and Guest Editors in managing the reviews, and numerous anonymous reviewers who donate their time and expertise in providing valuable feedback on various manuscripts under consideration.

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社论告别即将离任的 EiC

我以《EiC》主编 (EiC) 的身份开始了我的任期IEEE 海洋工程杂志，2018 年 1 月。在过去的六年里，我很荣幸有机会为这个研究界服务，但现在是时候说再见了。当我开始我的学期时，我对会发生什么一无所知。对我来说，这确实是一次有趣的学习之旅，也是一次有益的学习之旅。这些年来，我有机会与许多副编辑、客座编辑、编辑人员、作者和审稿人密切合作。我要感谢他们的支持，没有他们，期刊就不会取得今天的成就。我们维持的高质量标准在很大程度上归功于副编辑和客座编辑在管理审稿方面的努力，以及众多匿名审稿人贡献了他们的时间和专业知识，为正在考虑的各种手稿提供了宝贵的反馈。