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Ships and Offshore Structures

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2005

ISSN1744-5302eISSN1754-212X

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

202

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 170d

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

SJR Scorei

0.493

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.896

Total Worksi

2,230

Total Citationsi

22,596

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.54

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Marine; Mechanical Engineering; Ocean Engineering.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2005

Annual Volume~ 230 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,230

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1744-5302 / 1754-212X

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

132

2019

165

2.3k

2020

179

1.7k

2021

181

1.5k

2022

121

684

2023

243

864

2024

327

338

2025

162

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.

Mechanical EngineeringQ2

Ocean EngineeringQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, Marine

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringMechanical Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Structural Integrity and Reliability AnalysisShip Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsWave and Wind Energy SystemsFluid Dynamics and Vibration AnalysisMaritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresFatigue and fracture mechanicsMaritime Navigation and SafetyVibration and Dynamic Analysis

Frequently asked questions about Ships and Offshore Structures

Is Ships and Offshore Structures a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ships and Offshore Structures: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ships and Offshore Structures?

Ships and Offshore Structures 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 1.54.

Is Ships and Offshore Structures indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ships and Offshore Structures is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Ships and Offshore Structures?