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Journal of Phycology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1807

ISSN1529-8817eISSN1529-8817

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.957

H-Indexi

198

SNIPi

1.14

Total Worksi

8,911

Total Citationsi

318,447

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.38

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Plant Sciences; Aquatic Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1807

FrequencyBimonthly, <1992->

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications8,911

Publisher OrgWiley

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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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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1529-8817 / 1529-8817

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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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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

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

131

2019

165

2.9k

2020

122

1.8k

2021

1.1k

2022

115

1.3k

2023

123

767

2024

142

259

2025

115

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

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal plant biologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsAlgal biology and biofuel productionProtist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchDiatoms and Algae ResearchAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Phycology

Is Journal of Phycology a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Phycology 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 2.38.

Is Journal of Phycology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Phycology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Phycology?