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Frontiers in Marine Science

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 2014

ISSN2296-7745eISSN2296-7745

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.931

H-Index

162

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.986

Total Works

15,435

Total Citations

270,228

2yr Mean Citedness

2.93

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Frontiers in Marine Science is a peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes research on marine biology, oceanography, aquatic ecology & conservation. It investigates ocean systems, biodiversity, ecology, and global ocean health, including research on ocean observations and their role in a changing environment. The journal also covers new records of behavior, unique natural phenomena, and new species distributions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Annual Volume~ 1,795 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications15,435

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~14 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

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2296-7745 / 2296-7745

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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?

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

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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 ScienceQ1

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q1

Ocean EngineeringQ1

OceanographyQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Global and Planetary ChangeQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyOcean EngineeringEnvironmental Science (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyAquatic ScienceGlobal and Planetary Change

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesMarine animal studies overviewCoastal and Marine ManagementMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology