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Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Springer Verlag · China · Est. 1983

ISSN1869-1099

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 ↗

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📊 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

0.38

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.574

Total Worksi

4,115

Total Citationsi

31,932

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Acta Oceanologica Sinica (AOS), sponsored by Chinese Society for Oceanography, publishes the most recent scientific achievements in the field of ocean sciences. Founded in 1982, monthly publication. Columns include: original research papers, review articles, research notes, news and views, as well as cover story. Subjects cover: physical oceanography, marine meteorology, marine physics, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine biology, ocean engineering, marine technology, etc. Indexes in Science Citation Index Expanded (SciSearch), Journal Citation Reports/Science Edition, SCOPUS, INSPEC, Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), etc.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

Annual Volume~ 161 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,115

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?

Springer Verlag

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1869-1099

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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

183

2.3k

2019

173

1.7k

2020

184

1.4k

2021

179

1.1k

2022

170

686

2023

145

355

2024

169

120

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 ScienceQ3

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMarine and coastal ecosystemsOcean Waves and Remote SensingMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaArctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsGeological and Geophysical StudiesClimate variability and modelsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchCoastal and Marine Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Acta Oceanologica Sinica

Is Acta Oceanologica Sinica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Oceanologica Sinica: 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 Acta Oceanologica Sinica?

Acta Oceanologica Sinica 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 0.98.

Is Acta Oceanologica Sinica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Oceanologica Sinica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.