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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q3SCImago #14,665CAS 4区Diamond OAGold OA

Scientia Marina

Abbreviation (ISO):SCI MAR
Country: Spain•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.383•SCImago Rank: #14,665•Identifier (ISSN):0214-8358(Print)/1886-8134(Online)•Articles / Year: 22•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): Free (Diamond OA)
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
1.8
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
62

62 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessGold OA
22articles/year
100% Gold OA•100% 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 Q2(IF: 1.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.9)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.17)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.576)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.172)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.252)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q2(IF: 1.183)
🔵 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

Scientia Marina is the successor to Investigación Pesquera, a journal of marine sciences published since 1955 by the Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona (CSIC). Scientia Marina is included in the Science Citation Index since 1998 and publishes original papers, reviews and comments concerning research in the following fields: Marine Biology and Ecology, Fisheries and Fisheries Ecology, Systematics, Faunistics and Marine Biogeography, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, and Marine Geology. Emphasis is placed on articles of an interdisciplinary nature and of general interest.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology86.5%Ecology76.6%Geology68.7%Fishery62.4%Oceanography57.4%Geography56.8%History32.5%Archaeology31.9%Zoology30.5%Botany28.5%Paleontology28.2%Environmental science27%Fish <Actinopterygii>24.4%Chemistry23%Medicine22.8%Physics20.4%

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #14,665Scopus Q3Diamond OASCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEarth and Planetary Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.383

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
81

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.71

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
100% Free

Diamond Open Access: Authors publish completely free of charge with zero author-facing fees.

Diamond Open Access

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations104
3-Year Documents65
Citable Documents63

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 Rate35.5%

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
OceanographyQ3

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
Gold OA
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1989
Editorial Address
INST CIENCIAS MAR BARCELONA, PG MARITIM DE LA BARCELONETA, 37-49, BARCELONA, SPAIN, 08003
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusDOAJPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
62/124Q2
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
75/124Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—120
20250.9269
20240.81654
20231.42975
20222.1730107
20211.57626115
20201.17242300
20191.252551,012
20181.18347450
2017—49591
2016—791,105
2015—52691
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Scientia Marina

WoS Q2
0123201820192020202120222023202420250.90
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: 3d03f0e7-c05a-4ceb-8d8b-95d594ee179c
Database Updated: 2026-10-01