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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

/ 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

2.199

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.84

Total Works

621

Total Citations

14,916

2yr Mean Citedness

3.31

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Limnology and Oceanography Letters publishes research on aquatic ecosystems, focusing on biogeochemical cycles, particularly those involving carbon and methane. Articles investigate factors influencing gas exchange, production, and storage in both marine and freshwater environments, including the roles of phytoplankton, macroalgae, and environmental conditions like wind speed, temperature, salinity, and ice cover. The journal also covers optical properties of aquatic particles and the ecological dynamics of specific organisms and habitats, such as cyanobacterial blooms and marine mammal foraging.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2016

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications621

Publisher OrgWiley

OA Since2015

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~25 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

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

John Wiley and Sons Inc

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2378-2242 / 2378-2242

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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?

Portico, 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

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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

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