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Bulletin of Marine Science

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science · United States

ISSN0007-4977eISSN1553-6955

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.345

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.51

Total Works

1,461

Total Citations

31,602

2yr Mean Citedness

1.12

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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.”

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 62 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,461

Publisher OrgRosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewpeer-review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0007-4977 / 1553-6955

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-review

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aquatic ScienceQ3

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal plant biologyIchthyology and Marine Biology