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Hydrobiologia

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1948

ISSN1573-5117

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.916

H-Indexi

215

SNIPi

1.126

Total Worksi

23,405

Total Citationsi

676,212

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Hydrobiologia is a peer-reviewed journal that investigates the biology of freshwater and marine environments, including the impact of human activities. Covers biological research in limnology and oceanography. Publishes research on molecular-, organism-, and ecosystem/community level studies, including systematics and aquatic ecology. Presents theoretical and experimental research. Encourages contributions that support and advance the UN’s sustainable development goal SDG14 (Life below water). Publishes themed collections in aquatic sciences. Honorary Editor-In-Chief Henri J. Dumont

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1948

Annual Volume~ 323 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications23,405

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 Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-5117

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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

300

5.3k

2019

306

6.6k

2020

304

4.4k

2021

341

4.4k

2022

319

2.6k

2023

344

1.4k

2024

306

525

2025

258

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

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and fisheries researchSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsMarine and coastal plant biologyFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Hydrobiologia

Is Hydrobiologia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Hydrobiologia: 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 Hydrobiologia?

Hydrobiologia 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 1.83.

Is Hydrobiologia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Hydrobiologia is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.