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Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) · United States · Est. 1983

ISSN1943-5460

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

Total90

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

252

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 124d

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 ↗

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SJR Scorei

0.489

H-Indexi

101

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.761

Total Worksi

2,367

Total Citationsi

57,150

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Engineering, Civil; Engineering, Ocean; Water Resources; Civil and Structural Engineering; Ocean Engineering; Water Science and Technology.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1983

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,367

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Civil Engineers

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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?

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1943-5460

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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

793

2019

873

2020

619

2021

230

2022

145

2023

102

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.

Civil and Structural EngineeringQ2

Ocean EngineeringQ2

Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Engineering, CivilEngineering, OceanWater Resources

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine DynamicsOcean Waves and Remote SensingTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsWave and Wind Energy SystemsFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsEarthquake and Tsunami EffectsHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesGeotechnical Engineering and Underground StructuresAeolian processes and effects

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering

Is Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering?

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering 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 1.46.

Is Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering?