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Marine Biotechnology

Springer · United States · Est. 1992

ISSN1436-2236

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 (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?

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 70d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.592

H-Indexi

106

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.763

Total Worksi

2,300

Total Citationsi

75,022

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.96

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Marine Biotechnology is a high-quality research journal focusing on the biotechnology of aquatic organisms. Publishes papers in areas like molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, cell biology, and biochemistry. Particularly encourages submissions related to genome biology. MBTE represents a diverse, international editorial board across many research sub-specialties.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1992

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,300

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1436-2236

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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

1.9k

2019

1.5k

2020

1.2k

2021

106

1.3k

2022

691

2023

124

552

2024

171

282

2025

110

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

BiotechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

BiotechnologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAnimal Genetics and ReproductionMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsGenetic diversity and population structureMarine Sponges and Natural ProductsReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAlgal biology and biofuel productionGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Frequently asked questions about Marine Biotechnology

Is Marine Biotechnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Marine Biotechnology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Marine Biotechnology?

Marine Biotechnology 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 1.96.

Is Marine Biotechnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Marine Biotechnology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.