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Limnology and Freshwater Biology

Limnological Institute SB RAS · Russian Federation · Est. 2018

ISSN2658-3518

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / 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.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.155

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

868

Total Citationsi

966

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.23

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Aquatic Science; Oceanography.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2018

Annual Volume~ 103 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications868

Region🌍 Global South

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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

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/11 · 45%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Limnological Institute SB RAS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2658-3518

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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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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

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

128

2019

309

360

2020

2021

155

156

2022

2023

182

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 ScienceQ4

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

OceanographyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Geological Studies and ExplorationMarine and environmental studiesWater Resources and ManagementGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAquatic and Environmental StudiesMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologySoil and Environmental StudiesEcology and biodiversity studiesDiatoms and Algae Research

Frequently asked questions about Limnology and Freshwater Biology

Is Limnology and Freshwater Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Limnology and Freshwater Biology: 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 Limnology and Freshwater Biology?

Limnology and Freshwater Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.155.

Is Limnology and Freshwater Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Limnology and Freshwater Biology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Limnology and Freshwater Biology?