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Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries · Egypt · Est. 2005

ISSN1687-4285eISSN2090-3278

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 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

0.678

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.231

Total Worksi

763

Total Citationsi

18,506

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.01

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Aquatic Science; Oceanography; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionEgypt

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications763

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1687-4285 / 2090-3278

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, CLOCKSS

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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

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

1.8k

2019

2020

1.1k

2021

618

2022

674

2023

481

2024

151

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Aquatic ScienceQ2

OceanographyQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyWater Science and TechnologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthMarine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentHeavy metals in environment

Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research

Is Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research?

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research 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 3.01.

Is Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research?