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Pacific Science

University of Hawaii Press · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN1534-6188

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3 · Scopus CiteScore 1.8. 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

0.177

H-Indexi

CiteScorei

1.8

SNIPi

0.379

Total Worksi

1,026

Total Citationsi

14,934

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.75

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary journal reporting research on the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin. It focuses on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, paleontology, and systematics. Manuscript submissions on topics such as Pacific biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability are also encouraged. In addition to publishing original research, the journal features review articles providing a synthesis of current knowledge.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,026

Publisher OrgUniversity of Hawaii Press

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Hawaii Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1534-6188

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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

210

2019

2020

207

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.

MultidisciplinaryQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Multidisciplinary

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyPacific and Southeast Asian StudiesPlant and animal studiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchMarine animal studies overviewIsotope Analysis in EcologyEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change

Frequently asked questions about Pacific Science

Is Pacific Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Pacific Science: 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 Pacific Science?

Pacific Science 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. As an open alternative, its Scopus CiteScore is 1.8.

Is Pacific Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Pacific Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.