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Mediterranean Marine Science

National Centre for Marine Research · Greece · Est. 2000

ISSN1791-6763

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

⚠ Withdrawn from DOAJ-15

Total75

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

Removed from DOAJ (2024-05-22). DOAJ's stated reason: Problems with website. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.632

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.857

Total Worksi

1,180

Total Citationsi

21,178

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.61

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionGreece

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,180

Publisher OrgHellenic Centre for Marine Research

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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?

National Centre for Marine Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1791-6763

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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

1.2k

2019

958

2020

787

2021

523

2022

351

2023

191

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Environmental EngineeringQ2

OceanographyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEnvironmental EngineeringEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and fisheries researchIdentification and Quantification in FoodMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine and environmental studiesParasite Biology and Host Interactions

Frequently asked questions about Mediterranean Marine Science

Is Mediterranean Marine Science a predatory journal?

Mediterranean Marine Science was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Problems with website" (2024-05-22). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Web of Science, Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Mediterranean Marine Science?

Mediterranean Marine Science 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 1.61.

Is Mediterranean Marine Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Mediterranean Marine Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Mediterranean Marine Science?