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Journal of Marine Research

Yale University · United States · Est. 1938

ISSN1543-9542

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

0.188

H-Indexi

123

Total Worksi

1,330

Total Citationsi

69,375

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.00

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Oceanography.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1938

Annual Volume~ 16 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2021)

Total Publications1,330

Publisher OrgYale University

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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

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Yale University

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1543-9542

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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

319

2014

282

2015

168

2016

526

2017

2018

200

2019

623

2020

900

2021

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.

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Oceanography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchClimate variability and modelsGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchOcean Waves and Remote SensingMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Marine Research

Is Journal of Marine Research a predatory journal?

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

Journal of Marine Research is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.188.

Is Journal of Marine Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Marine Research is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Marine Research?