Home›Search›Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Limnology and Oceanography Letters

John Wiley and Sons Inc · United States · Est. 2016

ISSN2378-2242eISSN2378-2242

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

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 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

2.089

H-Indexi

SNIPi

1.84

Total Worksi

621

Total Citationsi

14,916

2yr Mean Citednessi

3.31

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Limnology; Oceanography; Aquatic Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications621

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2015

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/11 · 91%

✅

Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

✅

Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2378-2242 / 2378-2242

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

✅

Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

✅

Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

✅

Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

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

2.2k

2019

2.3k

2020

1.3k

2021

1.6k

2022

1.1k

2023

743

2024

110

350

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

OceanographyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

LimnologyOceanography

Scopus Categories

OceanographyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and coastal ecosystemsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsIsotope Analysis in EcologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaOceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Limnology and Oceanography Letters

Is Limnology and Oceanography Letters a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Limnology and Oceanography Letters: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Limnology and Oceanography Letters?

Limnology and Oceanography Letters 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 3.31.

Is Limnology and Oceanography Letters indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Limnology and Oceanography Letters is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Limnology and Oceanography Letters?