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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q3SCImago #15,716CAS 4区Hybrid

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

Abbreviation (ISO):J MAR BIOL ASSOC UK
Country: England•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.346•SCImago Rank: #15,716•Identifier (ISSN):0025-3154(Print)/1469-7769(Online)•Articles / Year: 78•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,788 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.1
↑ +0.2

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
60

60 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
78articles/year
30.75% Gold OA•98.88% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.1)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.559)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.394)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.181)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.578)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.403)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

JMBA is an international journal, publishing original research on all aspects of marine biology. It includes pioneering work taking place today on major issues concerning marine organisms and their environment. Subjects covered include: ecological surveys and population studies of marine communities; physiology and experimental biology; taxonomy, morphology and life history of marine animals and plants; and chemical and physical oceanographic work. Included with 2010 online subscriptions: Marine Biodiversity Records.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology86.6%Geology77.6%Ecology72.3%Oceanography63.6%Fishery60.1%Zoology49%Geography41.5%Botany36.1%Paleontology34.2%Medicine30.3%Engineering26.8%Physics25.6%Chemistry24.5%Genetics20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #15,716Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1887-1900, 1902-1904, 1906-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.346

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
84

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.11

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,788 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations337
3-Year Documents277
Citable Documents275

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate37.5%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1887
Editorial Address
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS, 32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, USA, NY, 10013-2473
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
85/124Q3
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
82/124Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—5410
20250.914196
20241.1124278
20231.298254
20221.55976331
20211.394125651
20201.1811381,064
20191.5781131,000
20181.4031221,156
2017—2152,367
2016—1842,541
2015—2273,800
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom

WoS Q3
0112201820192020202120222023202420250.90
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.9

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 3852c580-9d87-4231-aa43-1e74d7d5d06f
Database Updated: 2026-10-01