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Journal of Plankton Research

Oxford University Press · United Kingdom

ISSN1464-3774

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.763

H-Index

145

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.773

Total Works

4,907

Total Citations

198,955

2yr Mean Citedness

1.56

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on plankton, including phytoplankton, zooplankton, and protists. Studies investigate their ecology, physiology, community dynamics, and responses to environmental factors such as light, nutrients, temperature, and anthropogenic pressures. Methodologies include imaging technologies, molecular techniques, and physiological measurements.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,907

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

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

8/12 · 67%

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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?

1464-3774

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind peer review

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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?

Yes

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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 ScienceQ1

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsMarine and fisheries researchMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyIsotope Analysis in EcologyFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityProtist diversity and phylogeny