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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 Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Norwegian Register Level 152

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.213

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

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—

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

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2499-9776

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

2016

115

2017

129

2018

147

2019

2020

2021

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. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. 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?