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Hidrobiologica

Department of Hydrobiology,Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Unidad Iztapalapa · Mexico

ISSN0188-8897eISSN0188-8897

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

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total69

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Removed from DOAJ (2017-06-08). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.178

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.197

Total Worksi

659

Total Citationsi

2,173

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.25

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Hidrobiologica publishes original research and review works related to aquatic organisms and their habitats, including freshwater and marine environments. The journal covers topics related to the biology of inland waters, aquatic environments, and their ecological significance.

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General Information

Country / RegionMexico

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 29 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications659

Publisher OrgUniversidad Autónoma Metropolitana

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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?

Department of Hydrobiology,Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Unidad Iztapalapa

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0188-8897 / 0188-8897

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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

Citations received

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2022

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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 ScienceQ4

EcologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

OceanographyQ4

Water Science and TechnologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyWater Science and TechnologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal plant biologyAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Hidrobiologica

Is Hidrobiologica a predatory journal?

Hidrobiologica was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2017-06-08). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Hidrobiologica?

Hidrobiologica 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 0.25.

Is Hidrobiologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hidrobiologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.