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Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2013

ISSN2077-1312eISSN2077-1312

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

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 ↗

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.605

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.037

Total Worksi

13,309

Total Citationsi

127,051

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 2,398 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications13,309

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~6 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2077-1312 / 2077-1312

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Swiss National Library, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

484

10k

2019

1.1k

22k

2020

1.5k

25k

2021

2.1k

27k

2022

2.4k

23k

2023

2.3k

14k

2024

2.4k

5.3k

2025

1.2k

204

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, MarineEngineering, OceanOceanography

Scopus Categories

Ocean EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyCivil and Structural Engineering

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coastal and Marine DynamicsMaritime Navigation and SafetyUnderwater Vehicles and Communication SystemsMaritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyShip Hydrodynamics and ManeuverabilityWave and Wind Energy SystemsOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesOcean Waves and Remote SensingFluid Dynamics Simulations and InteractionsUnderwater Acoustics Research

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Marine Science and Engineering

Is Journal of Marine Science and Engineering a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Marine Science and Engineering: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Journal of Marine Science and Engineering?

Journal of Marine Science and 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 2.83.

Is Journal of Marine Science and Engineering indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Marine Science and Engineering?