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Journal of Sea Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1992

ISSN1385-1101eISSN1873-1414

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.852

H-Indexi

106

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.864

Total Worksi

2,571

Total Citationsi

78,238

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.58

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Oceanography; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,571

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~29 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1385-1101 / 1873-1414

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

890

2019

897

2020

685

2021

835

2022

107

1.2k

2023

773

2024

199

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 ScienceQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

OceanographyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine and coastal plant biologyFish Ecology and Management StudiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Sea Research

Is Journal of Sea Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Sea Research: 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 Journal of Sea Research?

Journal of Sea 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 3.58.

Is Journal of Sea Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Sea Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Sea Research?