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Journal of Navigation

Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN0373-4633eISSN1469-7785

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.466

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.811

Total Worksi

5,980

Total Citationsi

43,039

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.80

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Navigation is the official journal of The Royal Institute of Navigation. It publishes original research and review articles on all aspects of navigation, including marine, air, land, and space navigation. The journal covers topics such as navigation systems, sensors, algorithms, human factors, and policy. It aims to provide a platform for researchers and practitioners to share their work and advance the field of navigation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications5,980

Publisher OrgCambridge University Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND 4.0

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Cambridge University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0373-4633 / 1469-7785

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

109

1.9k

2019

948

2020

1.1k

2021

617

2022

262

2023

106

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.

Ocean EngineeringQ2

OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, MarineOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyOcean Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Maritime Navigation and SafetyHistorical Geography and CartographyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesLegal case studies and regulationsGNSS positioning and interference

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Navigation

Is Journal of Navigation a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Navigation 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 0.80.

Is Journal of Navigation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Navigation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.