Journal profile · Oceanography
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
ISSN 1679-8759 · eISSN 1982-436X · University of Sao Paolo · BRAZIL · Quarterly
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 42 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY is published by University of Sao Paolo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal ecosystems, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish scientific contributions on Oceanography including physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology and geophysics, biological oceanography, fisheries and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences15.3%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.9%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Marine and Coastal EcosystemsEnvironmental Science4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography | Q2 | 61/124 | 51st |
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
DOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 516OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,231 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 865 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 1,117 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 1,157 |
| 2023 | 47 | 47 | 1,214 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 1,115 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 1,323 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 53 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- University of Sao Paolo
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1679-8759
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-436X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY
How long does peer review take at BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY is indexed in DOAJ.
Is BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY open access, and what is the APC?
BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF OCEANOGRAPHY is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .