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Ocean Engineering

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0029-8018eISSN1873-5258

SJR Q1✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.524

H-Indexi

168

SNIPi

1.885

Total Worksi

25,209

Total Citationsi

496,552

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.10

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ocean Engineering publishes original research and development work in the field of ocean engineering. It focuses on civilian applications that advance the broader field of ocean and maritime engineering, including fixed and floating offshore platforms, naval architecture, polar and Arctic engineering, and underwater technology. The journal also covers computer science and geology related to ocean engineering.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 3,193 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications25,209

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

0029-8018 / 1873-5258

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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

✅

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

1.1k

38k

2019

1.3k

44k

2020

1.6k

43k

2021

2.6k

61k

2022

2.8k

53k

2023

3.3k

41k

2024

3.5k

17k

2025

3.3k

1.9k

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Ocean EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEngineering, MarineEngineering, OceanOceanography

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsWave and Wind Energy SystemsShip Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityCoastal and Marine DynamicsFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Ocean Engineering

Is Ocean Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ocean Engineering: 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 Ocean Engineering?

Ocean Engineering 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 5.10.

Is Ocean Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ocean Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.