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Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0022-0981eISSN1879-1697

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.566

H-Indexi

215

SNIPi

0.777

Total Worksi

11,350

Total Citationsi

499,007

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.73

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive

Total Publications11,350

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-0981 / 1879-1697

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

143

2.5k

2019

130

1.7k

2020

113

1.1k

2021

721

2022

588

2023

368

2024

109

2025

2026

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

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

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine and fisheries researchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Is Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 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 1.73.

Is Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology?