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China Ocean Engineering

Springer Publishing Company · United States

ISSN0890-5487eISSN2191-8945
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.635
H-Indexi
33
SNIPi
0.856
Total Worksi
1,352
Total Citationsi
11,504
2yr Mean Citednessi
3.68
Open Impact Factor alternative
Retractions
1
Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

China Ocean Engineering integrates advanced research and developments within estuarial, coastal, offshore, and deep water engineering. Covers all engineering aspects involved in the exploration and utilization of ocean resources. Regularly features topics such as design and construction of structures, instrumentation/testing, wave dynamics and energies, and sedimentation. Provides a platform for structural/stress analysis, soil mechanics, and material research. An acknowledged core source of information in the field of ocean engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published
Annual Volume~ 89 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications1,352
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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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

6/11 · 55%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Springer Publishing Company
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
0890-5487 / 2191-8945
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
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
74
706
2019
80
783
2020
82
689
2021
88
848
2022
87
599
2023
88
446
2024
93
546
2025
87
51
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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2
Ocean EngineeringQ2
OceanographyQ2
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEngineering, MechanicalEngineering, OceanWater Resources

Scopus Categories

OceanographyOcean EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine DynamicsWave and Wind Energy SystemsFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisOcean Waves and Remote Sensing

Frequently asked questions about China Ocean Engineering

Is China Ocean Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for China Ocean Engineering: 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 China Ocean Engineering?

China Ocean 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 3.68.

Is China Ocean Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

China Ocean Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of China Ocean Engineering?

China Ocean Engineering integrates advanced research and developments within estuarial, coastal, offshore, and deep water engineering. Covers all engineering aspects involved in the exploration and utilization of ocean resources. Regularly features topics such as design and construction of structures, instrumentation/testing, wave dynamics and energies, and sedimentation. Provides a platform for structural/stress analysis, soil mechanics, and material research. An acknowledged core source of information in the field of ocean engineering.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref