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Applied Phycology

Informa UK Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 2020

ISSN2638-8081

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.448

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.718

Total Worksi

116

Total Citationsi

961

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Aquatic Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications116

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

LOCKSSPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Informa UK Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2638-8081

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

LOCKSS, 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

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

466

2020

2021

328

2022

121

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ2

Plant ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Plant ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Algal biology and biofuel productionSeaweed-derived Bioactive CompoundsMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsBiocrusts and Microbial EcologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction

Frequently asked questions about Applied Phycology

Is Applied Phycology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Applied Phycology: it is indexed in 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 Applied Phycology?

Applied Phycology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.448.

Is Applied Phycology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Applied Phycology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Applied Phycology?