WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 2002
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Aims & Scope
The WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (JOMA) is an internationally peer-reviewed journal that covers a wide range of maritime-related subject areas, such as ‘maritime administration and management’, ‘maritime safety and sustainability’, ‘maritime law and regulations’, ‘maritime education and human resources’, ‘maritime business and economics’, and ‘marine environment protection’, and gives special attention to human factors, impacts of technology, and policy-making in those subject contexts. JOMA is for academics, researchers and professionals in the maritime industry. It aims at serving the international maritime community by presenting current thinking and evidence-based arguments on those subjects of topical interest, reporting on relevant research findings and addressing inter-relationships among those subjects in a multi-disciplinary manner to improve the efficacy of maritime transport.
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Ethics & Quality
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Publication & Citation Trend
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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Frequently asked questions about WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs
Is WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs a predatory journal?
PubScope has no integrity flags on record for WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list.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 WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs?
WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs 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 PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date.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 1.82.
Is WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?
WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.
What is the aims and scope of WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs?
The WMU Journal of Maritime Affairs (JOMA) is an internationally peer-reviewed journal that covers a wide range of maritime-related subject areas, such as ‘maritime administration and management’, ‘maritime safety and sustainability’, ‘maritime law and regulations’, ‘maritime education and human resources’, ‘maritime business and economics’, and ‘marine environment protection’, and gives special attention to human factors, impacts of technology, and policy-making in those subject contexts. JOMA is for academics, researchers and professionals in the maritime industry. It aims at serving the int
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