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Marine Ecology Progress Series

Inter-Research · Germany

ISSN0171-8630eISSN1616-1599

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.804

H-Index

293

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.838

Total Works

18,166

Total Citations

1,078,692

2yr Mean Citedness

1.68

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Marine Ecology Progress Series is a journal covering all aspects of marine, coastal, and estuarine ecology. It publishes research on marine ecosystems, biodiversity, plankton and benthos ecology, and theoretical ecology. The journal also addresses ocean management, conservation, and resource management.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyEight Issues A Year, 1980-

StatusActive

Total Publications18,166

Publisher OrgInter-Research

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer 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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Inter-Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0171-8630 / 1616-1599

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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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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 ScienceQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal plant biologyCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies