Journal profile · MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Advances in Marine Biology
ISSN 0065-2881 · eISSN 2162-5875 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Irregular · Founded 1963
Advances in Marine Biology: impact factor 4.13; subscription journal; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 31 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Advances in Marine Biology is published by Academic Press Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research and Crustacean biology and ecology, together about 40.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Advances in Marine Biology was first published in 1963 under the founding editorship of Sir Frederick S. Russell, FRS. Now edited by Charles Sheppard, the serial publishes in-depth and up-to-date reviews on a wide range of topics which will appeal to postgraduates and researchers in marine biology, fisheries science, ecology, zoology and biological oceanography. Eclectic volumes in the series are supplemented by thematic volumes on such topics as The Biology of Calanoid Copepods.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science11.5%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science7.3%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.5%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
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CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Science | Q1 | 41/259 | 84th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q1 | 118/736 | 84th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 4.13LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 118OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 371OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.17OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,297 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 1 | 1,326 |
| 2025 | 31 | 0 | 2,058 |
| 2024 | 38 | 3 | 2,283 |
| 2023 | 30 | 3 | 2,311 |
| 2022 | 22 | 0 | 2,244 |
| 2021 | 24 | 2 | 2,553 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Irregular
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0065-2881
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-5875
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Advances in Marine Biology
What is the impact factor of Advances in Marine Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 4.13; CiteScore 5.5, h-index 118.
How long does peer review take at Advances in Marine Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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.
Which databases index Advances in Marine Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Advances in Marine Biology is indexed in Scopus.
Is Advances in Marine Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Advances in Marine Biology is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .