Oceanography
Oceanography Society · United States
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Aims & Scope
First published in July 1988,Oceanographyis the official magazine ofThe Oceanography Society. It contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications. In addition,Oceanographysolicits and publishes news and information, meeting reports, hands-on laboratory exercises, career profiles, book reviews, and shorter, editor-reviewed articles that address public policy and education and how they are affected by science and technology. We encourage submission of short papers to theBreaking Wavessection that describe novel approaches to multidisciplinary problems in ocean science. Author guidelines can be foundhere. Special issue sections of the magazine cover major ocean science programs or themes. Information about how to get a special issue on the calendar can be foundhere. Articles in the special issue section are invited by guest editors. Oceanographyis published four times a year in online and paper format. Articles are posted online immediately upon publication withfull access to all content. Please refer to ourpermissions pagefor information about content usage. Oceanographyis covered in theThomson Reuters Journal Citations Reportsand theScience Citation Index Expanded.Oceanographycontent is also available throughJSTOR.
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Publication & Citation Trend
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.
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Frequently asked questions about Oceanography
Is Oceanography a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Oceanography: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Oceanography?
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 2.73.
Is Oceanography indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
Oceanography is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.
What is the aims and scope of Oceanography?
First published in July 1988,Oceanographyis the official magazine ofThe Oceanography Society. It contains peer-reviewed articles that chronicle all aspects of ocean science and its applications. In addition,Oceanographysolicits and publishes news and information, meeting reports, hands-on laboratory exercises, career profiles, book reviews, and shorter, editor-reviewed articles that address public policy and education and how they are affected by science and technology. We encourage submission of short papers to theBreaking Wavessection that describe novel approaches to multidisciplinary probl
How much does it cost to publish in Oceanography?
Oceanography charges an article processing charge (APC) of about $2,880 for open-access publication.
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