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Marine and Freshwater Research

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1950

ISSN1323-1650eISSN1448-6059

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.515

H-Index

127

SNIP

0.547

Total Works

4,759

Total Citations

149,650

2yr Mean Citedness

1.66

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Marine and Freshwater Research is an international and interdisciplinary journal publishing contributions on all aquatic environments.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,759

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

Submission Info

Peer Review—

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

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1323-1650 / 1448-6059

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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 ScienceQ2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

FisheriesLimnologyMarine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesCrustacean biology and ecologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine and coastal plant biology