Maritime security operations (MSO) are the actions of recent navy to combat sea–based terrorism and other illegal activities, like hijacking, piracy, and slavery, also referred to as human trafficking. Ships assigned to such operations can also assist seafaring vessels in distress. These activities are a part of an overall category of activities which come short of open warfare called military operations aside from war. The highest open access journals are peer reviewed scholarly Journals of Defense Management. the highest open access journals are freely available on the general public internet domain, allowing any end users to read, download, copy, distribute, prink, search or link to the complete texts of the articles. These provide top quality, meticulously reviewed and rapid publication, to cater the insistent need of scientific community. These journals are indexed with all their citations noted. The highest open access journals are indexed in SCOPUS, COPERNICUS, CAS, EBSCO and ISI.