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Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science

King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center · Saudi Arabia

ISSN1012-8840

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.128

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.078

Total Worksi

491

Total Citationsi

1,635

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of King Abdulaziz University: Marine Science is a multidisciplinary journal in marine sciences, devoted to the publication of original research with emphasis on fundamental aspects of marine sciences. The journal publishes peer-reviewed research papers covering the entire range of marine research, including original articles and review articles.

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General Information

Country / RegionSaudi Arabia

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications491

Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

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

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1012-8840

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

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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.

Aquatic ScienceQ4

Environmental ChemistryQ4

OceanographyQ4

Water Science and TechnologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

OceanographyWater Science and TechnologyAquatic ScienceEnvironmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine and environmental studiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentIdentification and Quantification in FoodMarine and fisheries researchOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesGeochemistry and Geologic MappingCoastal and Marine ManagementParasite Biology and Host Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science

Is Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science: it is indexed in 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 Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science?

Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.128.

Is Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science is indexed in Scopus.