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Physical Oceanography

Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS · Netherlands · Est. 1985

ISSN0928-5105eISSN1573-160X

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total68

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 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.6. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.337

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.6

SNIPi

0.712

Total Worksi

1,290

Total Citationsi

3,358

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Physical Oceanography was registered as a scientific journal with the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Certificate of Registration of Mass Media EL No. FS 77-76618 dated 06 September 2019). Morskoy Gidrofizicheckiy Zhurnal was founded in 1985 as the All-Union Journal, from 1993 to 2014 it was a scientific publication of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. In 2015, it was registered as a Russian scientific journal with the Federal Service for Supervision in the Sphere of Communications, Information Technologies and Mass Communications (Certificate of Registration of Mass Media PI No. FS77-62201 dated 26 June 2015). It is also registered as a network media outlet (Mass Media Registration Certificate EL No. FS77-68165 dated 27 December 2016). In 2019, due to the reorganisation of the founder, changes were made to the record of media registration: printed version of the journal - registration number PI No. FS77-76617 dated 15 August 2019; online edition - registration number EL No. FS77-76616 dated 15 August 2019.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1985

Annual Volume~ 41 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,290

Publisher OrgFederal State Budget Scientific Institution «Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS»

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewPeer reviewed

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0928-5105 / 1573-160X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Peer reviewed

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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

2015

159

2016

165

2017

244

2018

278

2019

191

2020

187

2021

2022

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.

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesQ3

GeophysicsQ3

Ocean EngineeringQ3

OceanographyQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oceanography

Scopus Categories

Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesOceanographyOcean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyGeophysics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and environmental studiesAquatic and Environmental StudiesOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsOcean Waves and Remote Sensing

Frequently asked questions about Physical Oceanography

Is Physical Oceanography a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Physical Oceanography: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 68/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Physical Oceanography?

Physical 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.6.

Is Physical Oceanography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Physical Oceanography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.