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Coastal Engineering

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0378-3839eISSN1872-7379

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.653

H-Indexi

168

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.966

Total Worksi

4,637

Total Citationsi

172,170

2yr Mean Citednessi

4.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Civil; Engineering, Ocean; Environmental Engineering; Ocean Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, <1992->

StatusActive

Total Publications4,637

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0378-3839 / 1872-7379

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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

138

2019

146

4.5k

2020

162

4.1k

2021

134

2.5k

2022

127

1.9k

2023

183

1.8k

2024

196

628

2025

117

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.

Environmental EngineeringQ1

Ocean EngineeringQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEngineering, Ocean

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine DynamicsOcean Waves and Remote SensingTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsAeolian processes and effects

Frequently asked questions about Coastal Engineering

Is Coastal Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Coastal Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Coastal Engineering?

Coastal Engineering 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 4.54.

Is Coastal Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Coastal Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Coastal Engineering?