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International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers · Netherlands

ISSN0927-3522eISSN1571-8085

SJR Q1✓ WOS SSCI✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SSCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.87

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.245

Total Worksi

1,562

Total Citationsi

12,367

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Law; Geography, Planning and Development; Oceanography; Environmental Science (miscellaneous); Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 55 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,562

Publisher OrgBrill

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0927-3522 / 1571-8085

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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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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

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

466

2019

225

2020

114

2021

276

2022

207

2023

101

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.

Geography, Planning and DevelopmentQ1

LawQ1

OceanographyQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Law

Scopus Categories

LawOceanographyEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeography, Planning and Development

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

International Maritime Law IssuesArctic and Russian Policy StudiesCoastal and Marine ManagementMaritime Security and HistoryLaw, logistics, and international tradeInternational Environmental Law and PoliciesInternational Arbitration and Investment LawMarine and Offshore Engineering StudiesInternational Law and Human RightsSpace exploration and regulation

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law

Is International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law: 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 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law?

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 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 0.77.

Is International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law?