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Journal of Oceanography

Springer Netherlands · Japan · Est. 1942

ISSN0916-8370eISSN1573-868X

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?

206

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 177d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.617

H-Indexi

100

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.801

Total Worksi

2,917

Total Citationsi

72,561

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.62

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Oceanography is the official journal of the Oceanographic Society of Japan and open to all oceanographers in the world. The main aim of the journal is to promote understandings of ocean systems from various aspects including physical, chemical, biological, geological oceanography as well as paleoceanography, etc. Covers all aspects of Oceanography: Physical, Chemical, Biological, Geological, and Paleo- Oceanography. Welcomes research from all oceanographers worldwide, with special emphasis on the western North Pacific and Asian coastal waters.

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1942

Frequency6 Issues A Year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,917

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 Netherlands

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0916-8370 / 1573-868X

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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

364

2019

741

2020

557

2021

309

2022

145

2023

100

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.

OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oceanography

Scopus Categories

Oceanography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMarine and coastal ecosystemsOcean Waves and Remote SensingClimate variability and modelsMarine Biology and Ecology Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Oceanography

Is Journal of Oceanography a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Oceanography 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 1.62.

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

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