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China Ocean Engineering

Springer Publishing Company · United States

ISSN0890-5487eISSN2191-8945

SJR Q2✓ 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?

401

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 164d

SJR Rank

Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.635

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.856

Total Worksi

1,352

Total Citationsi

11,504

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

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—

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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Publishing Company

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0890-5487 / 2191-8945

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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

692

2019

763

2020

670

2021

818

2022

565

2023

412

2024

497

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.

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. 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 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.