Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Gulf and Caribbean Research
ISSN 1528-0470 · eISSN 2572-1410 · University of Southern Mississippi
Gulf and Caribbean Research: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 19 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Gulf and Caribbean Research is published by University of Southern Mississippi 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 Ecology and Management Studies, together about 39.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science17.7%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.2%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science3.9%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.66OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 382 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 19 | 9 | 12 |
| 2024 | 20 | 9 | 22 |
| 2023 | 24 | 19 | 33 |
| 2022 | 11 | 10 | 56 |
| 2021 | 16 | 13 | 72 |
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.
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
- University of Southern Mississippi
- ISSN
- 1528-0470
- Electronic ISSN
- 2572-1410
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Gulf and Caribbean Research
What CAS zone is Gulf and Caribbean Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Gulf and Caribbean Research 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 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Gulf and Caribbean Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Gulf and Caribbean Research is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Gulf and Caribbean Research open access, and what is the APC?
Gulf and Caribbean Research 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; 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: .