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Plankton and Benthos Research

Plankton Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 2006

ISSN1880-8247eISSN1882-627X

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View on Clarivate Master Journal List ↗

SJR Score

0.256

H-Index

SNIP

0.423

Total Works

610

Total Citations

5,588

2yr Mean Citedness

0.36

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on marine biodiversity, focusing on the description of new species, taxonomic revisions, and ecological studies of marine organisms, particularly in Japanese waters. Recent articles detail new species of amphipods, polychaetes, cubomedusae, myzostomids, and gnathiids, alongside studies on brittle star eDNA, crab reproductive cycles, copepod distribution, bivalve feeding, microbial biofilms, abalone trophic discrimination, goby fish larvae, deep-sea benthos metabolism, benthic community responses to geological events, gammarid assemblages in seaweed beds, hermit crab sexual dimorphism, sea urchin taxonomy, microalgae for aquaculture, sand dollar taxonomy, and plankton reproductive strategies.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionJapan

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications610

OA Since2007

Submission Info

Peer Review—

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OA License—

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Plankton Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1880-8247 / 1882-627X

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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

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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 ScienceQ3

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal ecosystemsIsotope Analysis in EcologyMarine and fisheries researchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMarine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine Toxins and Detection Methods