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International Journal on Algae

Begell House Inc. · United States · Est. 1999

ISSN1521-9429

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.166

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.237

Total Worksi

993

Total Citationsi

2,256

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 32 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications993

Publisher OrgBegell House

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Begell House Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1521-9429

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

117

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Diatoms and Algae ResearchAlgal biology and biofuel productionMarine and environmental studiesAquatic and Environmental StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science and Water ManagementBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyFood Industry and Aquatic BiologyMarine and coastal plant biologyMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about International Journal on Algae

Is International Journal on Algae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal on Algae: it is indexed in 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 International Journal on Algae?

International Journal on Algae is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.166.

Is International Journal on Algae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal on Algae is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of International Journal on Algae?