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Journal of Applied Phycology

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1970

ISSN1573-5176

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.641

H-Indexi

172

SNIPi

0.847

Total Worksi

6,073

Total Citationsi

227,171

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.74

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Applied Phycology focuses on the rapidly expanding subject of the commercial use of algae. Covers algal and cyanobacterial biotechnology and genetic engineering, tissues culture, culture collections, commercially useful micro-algae and their products, mariculture, algalization and soil fertility, pollution and fouling, monitoring, toxicity tests, toxic compounds, antibiotics and other biologically active compounds. The journal welcomes fundamental research, development of techniques and practical applications.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 281 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications6,073

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 B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1573-5176

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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

290

7.3k

2019

328

8.6k

2020

318

6.1k

2021

250

3.9k

2022

262

2023

244

1.8k

2024

337

894

2025

253

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

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biotechnology & Applied MicrobiologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Algal biology and biofuel productionMarine and coastal plant biologySeaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsMarine and coastal ecosystemsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthPhotosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Phycology

Is Journal of Applied Phycology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Phycology: 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 Journal of Applied Phycology?

Journal of Applied Phycology 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 2.74.

Is Journal of Applied Phycology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Phycology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.