Journal profile · Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
ISSN 2212-6821 · Institution for Marine and Island Cultures, Mokpo National University · Korea, Republic of
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures is published by Institution for Marine and Island Cultures, Mokpo National University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Coastal and Marine Management and Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, together about 32.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Social Sciences-Cultural Studies
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Island Studies and Pacific AffairsSocial Sciences13.1%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Diverse Aspects of Tourism ResearchSocial Sciences8.1%
- Marine and Coastal EcosystemsEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Coastal Management and DevelopmentEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism StudiesSocial Sciences5%
- Cultural Identity and HeritageArts and Humanities3.8%
- Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and BeyondEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cultural Studies | Q1 | 310/1434 | 78th |
| Anthropology | Q2 | 191/536 | 64th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q3 | 153/231 | 33rd |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 330/432 | 23rd |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.35OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 383 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 175 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 249 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | 255 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 340 |
| 2022 | 35 | 35 | 271 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 240 |
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)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Institution for Marine and Island Cultures, Mokpo National University
- Country or region
- Korea, Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2212-6821
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Marine and Island Cultures
How long does peer review take at Journal of Marine and Island Cultures?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Journal of Marine and Island Cultures?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Marine and Island Cultures is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Marine and Island Cultures open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Marine and Island Cultures is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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: .