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Journal of Ocean University of China

Science Press · China · Est. 2004

ISSN1993-5021

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 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

0.335

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.51

Total Worksi

2,544

Total Citationsi

20,661

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Journal of Ocean University of China is a multidisciplinary journal covering all aspects of marine science and technology. Provides coverage of meteorology, environmental sciences, fishery science, food science, and more. Published in English to serve a global audience. One of the official journals of the Ocean University of China. Established in 2002 and publishes on a bimonthly basis. Welcomes contributions from both domestic and international researchers.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2004

Annual Volume~ 154 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,544

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

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?

Science Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1993-5021

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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

162

1.5k

2019

139

1.4k

2020

159

1.4k

2021

166

2022

151

630

2023

141

486

2024

170

310

2025

127

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.

Ocean EngineeringQ3

OceanographyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Oceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyOcean Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesOcean Waves and Remote SensingAquaculture disease management and microbiotaClimate variability and modelsTropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMarine and coastal plant biology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ocean University of China

Is Journal of Ocean University of China a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Ocean University of China: 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 Journal of Ocean University of China?

Journal of Ocean University of China 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 1.52.

Is Journal of Ocean University of China indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Ocean University of China is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.