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Ocean and Coastal Management

Elsevier B.V. · United Kingdom

ISSN0964-5691eISSN1873-524X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.245

H-Index

142

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.502

Total Works

6,134

Total Citations

174,769

2yr Mean Citedness

4.62

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Ocean and Coastal Management publishes articles on ocean and coastal management and governance, aiming to advance scholarship related to the sustainable development and conservation of the world's oceans and coasts. The journal facilitates discussions on environmental resource management, environmental protection, fishery, coastal management, and environmental planning.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year, <1999->

StatusActive

Total Publications6,134

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0964-5691 / 1873-524X

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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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1

OceanographyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

OceanographyWater Resources

Scopus Categories

OceanographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine ManagementCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and fisheries researchCoastal and Marine DynamicsCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics