Journal profile · Oceanography
Acta Oceanologica Sinica
ISSN 0253-505X · eISSN 1869-1099 · The Chinese Society of Oceanography · PEOPLES R CHINA · Quarterly · Founded 2010
Acta Oceanologica Sinica: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.75; subscription journal; APC about USD 3,090; median 121 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 169 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Oceanologica Sinica is published by The Chinese Society of Oceanography and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Ocean Waves and Remote Sensing, together about 29.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Founded in 1982, Acta Oceanologica Sinica is the official bi-monthly journal of the Chinese Society of Oceanography. It seeks to provide a forum for research papers in the field of oceanography from all over the world. In working to advance scholarly communication it has made the fast publication of high-quality research papers within this field its primary goal. The journal encourages submissions from all branches of oceanography, including marine physics, marine chemistry, marine geology, marine biology, marine hydrology, marine meteorology, ocean engineering, marine remote sensing and marine environment sciences. It publishes original research papers, review articles as well as research notes covering the whole spectrum of oceanography. Special issues emanating from related conferences and meetings are also considered. All papers are subject to peer review and are published online at SpringerLink.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Editor-in-chief Dake ChenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 56 in mainland China (about 76%); most named Mainland China 56, United States 14, Hong Kong, China 2, Germany 1, Australia 1 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.1%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences9.2%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences7.6%
- Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.7%
- Geological and Geophysical StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,097OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0.42%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 162LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 97,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,224 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 117 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 169 | 6 | 137 |
| 2024 | 145 | 4 | 378 |
| 2023 | 170 | 4 | 711 |
| 2022 | 179 | 5 | 1,134 |
| 2021 | 184 | 5 | 1,463 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
121 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 93 days – 162 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 182 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 295 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (301 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,090 / EUR 2,490 / GBP 2,190 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Acta Oceanologica Sinica, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- The Chinese Society of Oceanography
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2010
- ISSN
- 0253-505X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1869-1099
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 45, Issue 5 (May 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Oceanologica Sinica
What CAS zone is Acta Oceanologica Sinica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Oceanologica Sinica is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Oceanologica Sinica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.75; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Acta Oceanologica Sinica?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 121 days (interquartile range 93–162 days); authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Oceanologica Sinica based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 56 (about 76%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (56), United States (14) and Hong Kong, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Oceanologica Sinica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Oceanologica Sinica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Oceanologica Sinica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Oceanologica Sinica is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,090.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-24). Last updated: .