Journal profile · Environmental Sciences
Coastal Management
ISSN 0892-0753 · eISSN 1521-0421 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1987
Coastal Management: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.45; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Coastal Management is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Marine and fisheries research, together about 48.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Coastal Management is an international peer-reviewed, applied research journal dedicated to exploring the technical, applied ecological, legal, political, social, and policy issues relating to the use of coastal and ocean resources and environments on a global scale. The journal presents timely information on management tools and techniques as well as recent findings from research and analysis that bear directly on management and policy. Findings must be grounded in the current peer reviewed literature and relevant studies. Articles must contain a clear and relevant management component. Preference is given to studies of interest to an international readership, but case studies are accepted if conclusions are derived from acceptable evaluative methods, reference to comparable cases, and related to peer reviewed studies. Readership: Public officials concerned with coastal issues; academic and agency researchers concerned with coastal management; private consulting and development organizations on local, national, and international levels.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Sciences
Editor-in-chief Patrick ChristiePublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science27.1%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.5%
- Human auditory perception and evaluationEngineering3.4%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Artificial Intelligence Abstracts, CSA Aquatic Pollution & Environmental Quality Database, CSA Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts, CSA Biological Sciences Database, CSA Biological Sciences & Living Resources Database, CSA Civil Engineering Abstracts, CSA Ecology Abstracts, CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database, CSA Oceanic Abstracts, CSA Pollution Abstracts, CSA Water Resources Abstracts, Engineering Information, Environmental Abstracts, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, GEOBASE, Geo-graphical Abstracts, Index to Periodical Articles Related to Law, NMFS Managerial, PAIS International, Selected Water Research Abstracts, The Wilson Quarterly
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
- 1.45LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.64Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 650OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.9%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 75,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,369 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 33 | 8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 26 | 4 | 30 |
| 2024 | 26 | 7 | 91 |
| 2023 | 15 | 4 | 97 |
| 2022 | 28 | 11 | 282 |
| 2021 | 38 | 16 | 386 |
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 36 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 30 Aug 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Hybrid open access journal; option to publish open access via Taylor & Francis Open Select. Model summary
Coastal Management is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and read…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review for open access articles. Model summary
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1987
- ISSN
- 0892-0753
- Electronic ISSN
- 1521-0421
- Society / sponsor
- Coastal Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 54, Issue 5 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Coastal Management
What CAS zone is Coastal Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Coastal Management is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Environmental Sciences / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Coastal Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.45; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Coastal Management?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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 Coastal Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Coastal Management is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Coastal Management open access, and what is the APC?
Coastal Management is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex; 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: .