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Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association · Tanzania · Est. 2022

ISSN2683-6416

SJR Q3✓ 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 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.339

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.273

Total Worksi

130

Total Citationsi

230

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science publishes original research papers and relevant information in all aspects of marine science and coastal management, with a focus on the tropical and subtropical waters of the western Indian Ocean region and the sustainable use of its coastal and marine resources.

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General Information

Country / RegionTanzania

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2022

Annual Volume~ 30 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications130

Publisher OrgAfrican Journals OnLine

OA Since2002

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/11 · 82%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2683-6416

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-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?

N/A

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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

125

2019

2020

269

2021

143

2022

118

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.

EcologyQ3

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Q3

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and fisheries researchCoastal and Marine ManagementMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityMarine and coastal plant biologyIchthyology and Marine BiologyMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchAquatic life and conservation

Frequently asked questions about Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science

Is Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science: 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 Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science?

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.339.

Is Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Western Indian Ocean Journal of Marine Science is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.