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San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

eScholarship · United States · Est. 2003

ISSN1546-2366

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q266

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total78

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.581

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.548

Total Worksi

523

Total Citationsi

7,609

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.14

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Aquatic Science; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications523

Publisher OrgeScholarship Publishing, University of California

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

eScholarship

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1546-2366

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

223

2019

283

2020

147

2021

2022

129

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesWater Quality and Resources StudiesCoastal and Marine DynamicsWater resources management and optimizationOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Frequently asked questions about San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science

Is San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 78/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science?

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.581.

Is San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science?