Journal of Ocean and Climate

Journal of Ocean and Climate is published by SAGE Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Climate variability and models and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, together about 33.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Journal Highlights Please note, this title was formerly International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems. Read the new aims and scope for further information.This journal does not charge an article processing charge (APC) The Journal of Ocean and Climate: Science, Technology and Impacts is a peer-reviewed, open access, international journal which focusses on ocean science, ocean technology, and ocean-climate interactions and impacts. Please note this title was formerly International Journal of Ocean and Climate Systems. Read the new aims and scope for further information.This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).Submission InformationSubmit your manuscript today: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/ocsPlease see the Submission Guidelines tab for more information on how to submit your article to the journalOpen access article processing charge (APC) informationPublication in the journal is subject to payment of an article processing charge (APC). The APC serves to support the journal and ensures that articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.For a limited period only the Article Processing Charge* (APC) of $900 has been waived. ContactAny correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Journal's Editor as follows: Dr Miguel Ángel Morales Maqueda, Miguel.Morales-Maqueda@newcastle.ac.uk * The article processing charge (APC) is payable when the manuscript is accepted after peer review, before it is published. The APC is subject to taxes where applicable. Tax-exempt status can be indicated by providing appropriate registration numbers when payment is requested. Please see further details here.

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Impact

h-index

4OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

i10-index

2OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

2-year mean citedness

0OpenAlex · 2026-11-01

Share of gold OA articles

0%LetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 9 weeksLetPub · 2026-11-01

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.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

Publisher

SAGE Publishing

Country or region

United Kingdom

Language

English

ISSN

2516-0192

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗LetPub
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website