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Marine Biological Journal

A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS · Russian Federation · Est. 2016

ISSN2499-9776
SJR Q4Scopus / SJR
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q4
SJR · Scopus
Bottom 25%
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.213
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.461
Total Worksi
244
Total Citationsi
682
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Aquatic Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation
Primary Language
1st Year Published2016
Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2022)
Total Publications244
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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

5/11 · 45%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2499-9776
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
Primary language documented?
N/A

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
41
86
2016
33
117
2017
37
130
2018
44
149
2019
37
99
2020
35
90
2021
17
38
2022

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 ScienceQ4
EcologyQ4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and environmental studiesFood Industry and Aquatic BiologyAquatic and Environmental StudiesMarine and coastal ecosystemsAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental and Biological Research in Conflict ZonesAlgal biology and biofuel productionMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology

Frequently asked questions about Marine Biological Journal

Is Marine Biological Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Marine Biological Journal: it is indexed in 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 Marine Biological Journal?

Marine Biological Journal is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.213.

Is Marine Biological Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Marine Biological Journal is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Marine Biological Journal?

Subject areas: Aquatic Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref