Journal profile · Social Sciences-Law
Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures
ISSN 2754-7205 · Cambridge University Press · United Kingdom
Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures: fully open access; APC about USD 4,010; median 165 days to acceptance (49 articles, last 24 months); 310 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures is published by Cambridge University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Coastal and Marine Management and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures ISSN: 2754-7205 (Online) Frequency: 1 volume per year Editor-in-Chief: Professor Tom Spencer University of Cambridge | UK Cambridge Prisms: Coastal Futures explores all aspects of coastal systems, their complexity and how they change over time. It reports on the interactions between physical, biological and social elements and processes, which are unique to coastal regions and which influence, or are influenced by, the coast. In particular, the journal is interested in the dynamics of these interactions and their indications for the future. The scope includes research from within and across the disciplines of physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, human geography, social sciences and law.Indexed in ESCI, DOAJ, Scopus and Pubmed Central.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Law
Editor-in-chief Tom SpencerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences23.5%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science15.9%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Flood Risk Assessment and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science4%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences3.8%
- Marine and Coastal EcosystemsEnvironmental Science2.7%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | Q1 | 18/1162 | 98th |
| Ecology | Q1 | 44/491 | 91st |
| Environmental Science (miscellaneous) | Q1 | 37/307 | 88th |
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
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PMCPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 8.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.99LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 41OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.88OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,112 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 201 | 201 | 423 |
| 2025 | 310 | 310 | 527 |
| 2024 | 163 | 163 | 417 |
| 2023 | 269 | 269 | 408 |
| 2022 | 169 | 169 | 133 |
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 PubMed · to
165 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 109 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 17 days (47 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 187 days
- Sample
- 49 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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 15 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 26 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,010 / GBP 3,145 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 3,893 / GBP 2,968 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 3,780 / GBP 2,800 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted10
- case studiesWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- case studyOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- commentWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- letter to the editorOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- overviewWe accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
- perspectiveOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- rapid communicationOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- research articleOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- reviewOverview Review*Review* (standard review)Research article*Perspective*Comment** (invited only)Case studies*Rapid Communication*Letter to the Editor**Length not stated
- review (standard review)We accept the following types of articles: Overview Review* Review* (standard review) Research article* Perspective* Comment** (invited only) Case studies* Rapi…Length not stated
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
- Cambridge University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2754-7205
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures
How long does peer review take at Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures?
Based on the dates recorded on 49 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 165 days (interquartile range 109–196 days); authors report an average review time of about 15 weeks. 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 Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists PMC; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures open access, and what is the APC?
Cambridge Prisms Coastal Futures is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,010.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .