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Ocean Science Journal

Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute · South Korea · Est. 2002

ISSN1738-5261eISSN2005-7172

SJR Q3✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.328

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.616

Total Worksi

932

Total Citationsi

10,207

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.30

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Ocean Science Journal is a sound science journal dedicated to the advancement and dissemination of research in oceanography. Publishes original research articles, reviews and notes across the fields of oceanography. Encompasses physical, biological, chemical, and geological oceanography, as well as marine pollution.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2002

Annual Volume~ 54 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications932

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?

Korea Ocean Research and Development Institute

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1738-5261 / 2005-7172

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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

446

2019

452

2020

423

2021

251

2022

171

2023

183

2024

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.

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

Oceanography

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMarine and fisheries researchMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesIsotope Analysis in EcologyCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Ocean Science Journal

Is Ocean Science Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ocean Science Journal: 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 Ocean Science Journal?

Ocean Science Journal 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 1.30.

Is Ocean Science Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ocean Science Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.