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Marine Pollution Bulletin

Elsevier Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1847

ISSN1879-3363

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.402

H-Index

298

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.2

Total Works

27,801

Total Citations

898,822

2yr Mean Citedness

4.19

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Marine Pollution Bulletin publishes research on the impacts of various pollutants on marine ecosystems. Studies investigate chemical contaminants, including persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like PCBs and PBDEs, and trace metals, examining their distribution, accumulation in organisms, and effects on marine life. The journal also covers biological pollution through non-indigenous species and the effects of anthropogenic stressors such as noise pollution from shipping. Research includes the use of marine organisms as bioindicators and the assessment of environmental contamination in different marine habitats like estuaries, mangroves, and coastal areas.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1847

Annual Volume~ 1,431 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications27,801

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1879-3363

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

OceanographyQ1

PollutionQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyAquatic SciencePollution