Journal profile · OCEANOGRAPHY
Journal of Ocean University of China
ISSN 1672-5182 · eISSN 1993-5021 · Science Press · PEOPLES R CHINA · 6 issues per year · Founded 2002
Journal of Ocean University of China: CAS Zone 2 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.59; subscription journal; APC about USD 2,990; median 105 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); 170 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Ocean University of China is published by Science Press and is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 22.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Ocean University of China (Oceanic and Coastal Sea Research) was established in 2002 as one of the official journals of the Ocean University of China. This quarterly journal is published in English so as to serve a wider circle of readers internationally. The journal covers various branches of marine science and technology, such as meteorology, environment sciences and engineering, life sciences, fishery sciences, food sciences and food engineering, medication, chemistry and chemical engineering, geology, remote sensing, and information technology and management. Manuscripts, once accepted, will be published in the form of research papers, notes, reports, letters, reviews or overviews. The journal welcomes contributions from China and abroad.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): OCEANOGRAPHY
Editor-in-chief Shengchang WenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 56 in mainland China (about 73%); most named Mainland China 56, United States 12, United Kingdom 3, France 2, Hong Kong, China 1 (77 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences8.7%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences6%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology4.8%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 748OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.83OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.17%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 169LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 94,500Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,741 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 171 | 6 | 22 |
| 2025 | 170 | 12 | 347 |
| 2024 | 141 | 2 | 514 |
| 2023 | 151 | 0 | 645 |
| 2022 | 166 | 11 | 1,034 |
| 2021 | 159 | 1 | 1,428 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
105 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 158 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 163 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 287 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (337 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,390 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Ocean University of China, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Science Press
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 6 issues per year
- Founded
- 2002
- ISSN
- 1672-5182
- Electronic ISSN
- 1993-5021
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 25, Issue 5 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Ocean University of China
What CAS zone is Journal of Ocean University of China in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Ocean University of China is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Ocean University of China?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.59; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Ocean University of China?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 105 days (interquartile range 73–158 days). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Ocean University of China based?
Of the 77 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 56 (about 73%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (56), United States (12) and United Kingdom (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Ocean University of China?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Ocean University of China is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Ocean University of China open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Ocean University of China is a subscription journal. APC about USD 2,990.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .