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Harmful Algae

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 1990

ISSN1878-1470

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

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

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.335

H-Indexi

136

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.534

Total Worksi

2,755

Total Citationsi

119,659

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.17

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Harmful Algae provides a forum to promote knowledge of harmful microalgae and macroalgae, including cyanobacteria. It also covers the monitoring, management, and control of these organisms.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1990

FrequencyTen No. A Year, 2014-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,755

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1878-1470

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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

140

7.3k

2019

149

4.8k

2020

139

4.9k

2021

125

2.3k

2022

123

1.4k

2023

153

2024

184

435

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 ScienceQ1

Plant ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Toxins and Detection MethodsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyProtist diversity and phylogenyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEducational Robotics and EngineeringHuman auditory perception and evaluation

Frequently asked questions about Harmful Algae

Is Harmful Algae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Harmful Algae: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Harmful Algae?

Harmful Algae 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 3.17.

Is Harmful Algae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Harmful Algae is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.