Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
African Journal of Marine Science
ISSN 1814-232X · eISSN 1814-2338 · National Inquiry Services Centre Ltd · SOUTH AFRICA · Tri-annual · Founded 2003
African Journal of Marine Science: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.06; hybrid open access; median 192 days to acceptance (61 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
African Journal of Marine Science is published by National Inquiry Services Centre Ltd and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
African Journals OnLine (AJOL) is an online service that provides access to African-published research, and increases worldwide knowledge of indigenous scholarship.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science20.6%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science8.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.06LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 640OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.91OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 34.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 36LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,196 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 15 | 4 |
| 2025 | 42 | 23 | 24 |
| 2024 | 29 | 10 | 59 |
| 2023 | 26 | 13 | 92 |
| 2022 | 30 | 13 | 210 |
| 2021 | 45 | 18 | 401 |
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
192 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 273 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 137 days (61 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 330 days
- Sample
- 61 articles with submission and acceptance dates (74 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- National Inquiry Services Centre Ltd
- Country or region
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1814-232X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1814-2338
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Marine Science
What CAS zone is African Journal of Marine Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, African Journal of Marine Science is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of African Journal of Marine Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.06; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at African Journal of Marine Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 61 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 192 days (interquartile range 150–273 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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.
Which databases index African Journal of Marine Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, African Journal of Marine Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is African Journal of Marine Science open access, and what is the APC?
African Journal of Marine Science is a hybrid 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .