Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science
ISSN 1012-8840 · King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science: fully open access; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science is published by King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Coastal and Marine Dynamics and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, together about 28.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (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
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences9.5%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.2%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Water Science and Technology | Q4 | 230/279 | 17th |
| Oceanography | Q4 | 129/154 | 16th |
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 217/259 | 16th |
| Environmental Chemistry | Q4 | 139/157 | 11th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.28OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 503 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
| 2024 | 6 | 6 | 127 |
| 2023 | 10 | 10 | 137 |
| 2022 | 10 | 10 | 134 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 193 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- King Abdulaziz University Scientific Publishing Center
- ISSN
- 1012-8840
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science
Which databases index Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of King Abdulaziz University, Marine Science is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .