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Regional Studies in Marine Science

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands · Est. 2015

ISSN2352-4855eISSN2352-4855

SJR Q1✓ 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

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.668

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.845

Total Worksi

4,218

Total Citationsi

34,223

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.83

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

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

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2015

Annual Volume~ 641 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications4,218

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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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?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2352-4855 / 2352-4855

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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

269

4.2k

2019

442

2020

488

5.9k

2021

382

3.5k

2022

549

3.8k

2023

637

2.7k

2024

736

836

2025

457

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Aquatic ScienceQ2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMarine and coastal ecosystemsMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionCoastal and Marine DynamicsFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Regional Studies in Marine Science

Is Regional Studies in Marine Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Regional Studies in Marine Science: 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 Regional Studies in Marine Science?

Regional Studies in Marine Science 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 1.83.

Is Regional Studies in Marine Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Regional Studies in Marine Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Regional Studies in Marine Science?