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Estuaries and Coasts

Springer · United States · Est. 1960

ISSN1559-2731

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.

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.889

H-Indexi

110

SNIPi

1.016

Total Worksi

3,107

Total Citationsi

83,683

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.97

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Estuaries and Coasts focuses on publishing research on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea where there are tidal fluctuations or sea water is diluted by fresh water. The official journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). Publishes research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems. Covers estuaries and nearshore coastal waters, including lagoons, wetlands, tidal fresh water, shores, and beaches. Accepts original research, reviews and perspectives, techniques, comments, and management applications. Features topical collections and articles on key topics. Encourages submissions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, specifically SDG 14 Life Below Water and SDG 15 Life on Land.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1960

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,107

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1559-2731

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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

182

2019

188

3.6k

2020

162

2.5k

2021

123

1.5k

2022

162

1.4k

2023

158

774

2024

179

366

2025

146

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

EcologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMarine and fisheries researchMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine and coastal plant biologyCoastal and Marine DynamicsMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyFish Ecology and Management StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Frequently asked questions about Estuaries and Coasts

Is Estuaries and Coasts a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Estuaries and Coasts: 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 Estuaries and Coasts?

Estuaries and Coasts 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 1.97.

Is Estuaries and Coasts indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Estuaries and Coasts is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.