Journal profile · Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Journal of Coastal Research
ISSN 0749-0208 · eISSN 1551-5036 · Coastal Education Research Foundation Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly
Journal of Coastal Research: impact factor 0.63; subscription journal; review 3–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus; flagged on an early-warning list or for an indexing change: check before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Coastal Research is published by Coastal Education Research Foundation Inc.. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Dynamics, Geological formations and processes and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Earth-Surface Processes and Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Coastal Research (JCR) is one of the leading peer-reviewed international scientific journal devoted to the ongoing research of coastal studies and is officially published by the Coastal Education and Research Foundation (CERF).
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences30%
- Geological formations and processesEarth and Planetary Sciences7.7%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Aeolian processes and effectsEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Aquatic and Environmental StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science5.1%
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.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
Early warning / risk: Removed from SCIE on 20 March 2023. CAS Early Warning Journal List: not listed in any of 6 editions.LetPub
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
- 0.63LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 127OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,717OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.8OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 238LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,830 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 5 | 4,971 |
| 2025 | 91 | 6 | 8,548 |
| 2024 | 635 | 31 | 10,174 |
| 2023 | 101 | 11 | 10,480 |
| 2022 | 232 | 19 | 11,613 |
| 2021 | 350 | 17 | 12,712 |
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)
- 3–8 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
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
- Coastal Education Research Foundation Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- ISSN
- 0749-0208
- Electronic ISSN
- 1551-5036
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Coastal Research
What is the impact factor of Journal of Coastal Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.63; CiteScore 1.8, h-index 123.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Coastal Research?
Authors report an average review time of 3–8 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 Journal of Coastal Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Coastal Research is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Coastal Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Coastal 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, 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: .