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Phycological Research

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 1995

ISSN1322-0829eISSN1440-1835

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.355

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.56

Total Worksi

1,604

Total Citationsi

23,924

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.04

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous); Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science; Physiology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,604

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1322-0829 / 1440-1835

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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

503

2019

208

2020

181

2021

150

2022

2023

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

PhysiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)PhysiologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsPlant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal plant biologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchAlgal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyDiatoms and Algae ResearchAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologySeaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds

Frequently asked questions about Phycological Research

Is Phycological Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Phycological Research: 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 Phycological Research?

Phycological Research 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 1.04.

Is Phycological Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Phycological Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Phycological Research?