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Ciencias Marinas

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California · Mexico

ISSN0185-3880eISSN2395-9053

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total45

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

0.192

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.25

Total Works

1,852

Total Citations

16,253

2yr Mean Citedness

1.05

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Aims & Scope

Ciencias Marinas is a bilingual, open-access, multidisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of the Autonomous University of Baja California (UABC). The journal publishes original research articles, review articles, short notes, and letters on all topics of marine science.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionMexico

Primary LanguageSpanish, English

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,852

Publisher OrgInstituto Salvatierra

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPKP PN

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0185-3880 / 2395-9053

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Spanish, 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 ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies