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Journal of Molluscan Studies

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom · Est. 1893

ISSN1464-3766

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.324

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.759

Total Worksi

5,129

Total Citationsi

52,358

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.27

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Aquatic Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1893

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications5,129

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind peer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1464-3766

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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

412

2019

475

2020

322

2021

198

2022

2023

144

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMollusks and Parasites StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsCephalopods and Marine BiologyMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryMarine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Ecology and Invasive Species

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Molluscan Studies

Is Journal of Molluscan Studies a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Molluscan Studies: 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 Journal of Molluscan Studies?

Journal of Molluscan Studies 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 1.27.

Is Journal of Molluscan Studies indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Molluscan Studies is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Molluscan Studies?