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Marine and Freshwater Research

CSIRO Publishing · Australia · Est. 1950

ISSN1323-1650eISSN1448-6059

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.516

H-Indexi

127

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.547

Total Worksi

4,759

Total Citationsi

149,650

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.66

Open Impact Factor alternative

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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General Information

Country / RegionAustralia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1950

Annual Volume~ 108 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,759

Publisher OrgCSIRO Publishing

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

CSIRO Publishing

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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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

Citations received

199

3.4k

2019

164

1.9k

2020

138

1.3k

2021

107

695

2022

645

2023

122

383

2024

105

125

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.

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

Frequently asked questions about Marine and Freshwater Research

Is Marine and Freshwater Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Marine and Freshwater Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Marine and Freshwater Research?

Marine and Freshwater 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 1.66.

Is Marine and Freshwater Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Marine and Freshwater Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.