Bulletin of Marine Science
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science · United States
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Aims & Scope
The Bulletin of Marine Science publishes original research articles, reviews, notes, discussions and replies, and novel research gear, instrument, device, system, or software/package with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in two-page papers called “Portraits of Marine Science.” The journal accepts monographs, reviews and articles, notes, discussions and replies, and novel research gear, instrument, device, system, or software/package with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in two-page papers called “Portraits of Marine Science.”
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Publication & Citation Trend
Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of Marine Science
Is Bulletin of Marine Science a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Bulletin of Marine Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of Marine Science?
Bulletin of Marine Science is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.12.
Is Bulletin of Marine Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Bulletin of Marine Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of Bulletin of Marine Science?
The Bulletin of Marine Science publishes original research articles, reviews, notes, discussions and replies, and novel research gear, instrument, device, system, or software/package with potential to advance marine research (“Research Tools in Marine Science”). Additionally, the Bulletin publishes informative stand-alone artwork with accompany text in two-page papers called “Portraits of Marine Science.” The journal accepts monographs, reviews and articles, notes, discussions and replies, and novel research gear, instrument, device, system, or software/package with potential to advance marine
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