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Journal of Crustacean Biology

Brill Academic Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0278-0372eISSN1937-240X

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.376

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.641

Total Worksi

5,144

Total Citationsi

89,693

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.02

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Zoology; Aquatic Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 82 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications5,144

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Brill Academic Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0278-0372 / 1937-240X

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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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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

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

114

917

2019

103

623

2020

495

2021

262

2022

341

2023

166

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 BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Crustacean biology and ecologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesFish biology, ecology, and behavior

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Crustacean Biology

Is Journal of Crustacean Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Crustacean Biology: 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 Journal of Crustacean Biology?

Journal of Crustacean Biology 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 1.02.

Is Journal of Crustacean Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Crustacean Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Crustacean Biology?