Home›Search›Ciencias Marinas

Ciencias Marinas

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California · Mexico

ISSN0185-3880eISSN2395-9053

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.314

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.25

Total Worksi

1,852

Total Citationsi

16,253

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.05

Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionMexico

Primary LanguageSpanish, English

1st Year Published—

Frequency3x/year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,852

Publisher OrgInstituto Salvatierra

Visit Journal Website

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%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

0185-3880 / 2395-9053

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, PKP PN

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

Citations received

105

2019

114

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ3

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

Frequently asked questions about Ciencias Marinas

Is Ciencias Marinas a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ciencias Marinas: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ciencias Marinas?

Ciencias Marinas 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 1.05.

Is Ciencias Marinas indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ciencias Marinas is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Ciencias Marinas?

How much does it cost to publish in Ciencias Marinas?

Ciencias Marinas is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.