Algae

The Korean Society of Phycology · South Korea · Est. 1970

ISSN2093-0860

SJR Q1✓ 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.

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📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.688

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.769

Total Worksi

1,044

Total Citationsi

13,528

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.52

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Plant Sciences; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1970

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,044

Publisher OrgKorean Society of Phycology

OA Since2016

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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

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6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

The Korean Society of Phycology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2093-0860

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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

410

2019

650

2020

304

2021

309

2022

244

2023

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyPlant Sciences

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal plant biologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchAlgal biology and biofuel productionMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsSeaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsDiatoms and Algae ResearchProtist diversity and phylogenyEcology and Conservation Studies

Frequently asked questions about Algae

Is Algae a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Algae: 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 Algae?

Algae 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 Algae indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Algae is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Algae?