Journal profile · Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
ISSN 1539-607X · eISSN 1539-6088 · Wiley-Blackwell
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin: subscription journal; APC about USD 3,200; 73 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin is published by Wiley-Blackwell. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Research, Science, and Academia, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics and Academic Publishing and Open Access, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are History and Philosophy of Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin publishes articles, letters, ASLO news items (messages from ASLO officials and editors of ASLO publications, ASLO election information, committee reports, etc.), meeting reports, book reviews, and obituaries.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Water Science and Technology
Editor-in-chief Laura FalkenbergPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 2, Australia 1, Ireland 1 (4 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Research, Science, and AcademiaDecision Sciences9.8%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Academic Publishing and Open AccessDecision Sciences9%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Publishing and Scholarly CommunicationArts and Humanities6.5%
- Academic Writing and PublishingArts and Humanities4.9%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography | Q4 | 117/154 | 24th |
| Water Science and Technology | Q4 | 212/279 | 24th |
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 198/259 | 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
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
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.38OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 27Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 95,908Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,083 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 57 | 22 | 251 |
| 2025 | 73 | 27 | 338 |
| 2024 | 67 | 54 | 344 |
| 2023 | 84 | 65 | 368 |
| 2022 | 66 | 12 | 307 |
| 2021 | 60 | 18 | 326 |
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
Not usableThis publisher's "received" date is mostly when the revised manuscript arrived (26% of articles were "accepted" within 3 days), so it cannot measure review time
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 3,200 / EUR 2,560 / GBP 1,920 | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted10, with length limits
- articlesARTICLES: Articles should be of broad interest to a large portion of the ASLO membership (and ideally to outside readers as well).Length not stated
- aslo newsASLO NEWS: ASLO News items include topical messages from ASLO officials and editor of ASLO publications, ASLO election information and results, policy analyses,…Length not stated
- book reviewARTICLES: Articles should be of broad interest to a large portion of the ASLO membership (and ideally to outside readers as well). For example, topics such as n…main text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBOOK REVIEWS: Books reviewed in the Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin are recent titles in the fields of oceanography, limnology, marine biology, aquatic ecol…Length not stated
- community newsCOMMUNITY NEWS: Community News items include information pieces about programs or initiatives of interest to the ASLO community.Length not stated
- meeting highlightsMEETING HIGHLIGHTS: Meeting Highlights include news and information related to recent meetings.Length not stated
- member newsMEMBER NEWS: Member News includes obituaries, tributes, and announcements concerning members of ASLO, such as awards and distinctions.Length not stated
- opinionARTICLES: Articles should be of broad interest to a large portion of the ASLO membership (and ideally to outside readers as well). For example, topics such as n…Length not stated
- reviewARTICLES: Articles should be of broad interest to a large portion of the ASLO membership (and ideally to outside readers as well). For example, topics such as n…Length not stated
- viewpointARTICLES: Articles should be of broad interest to a large portion of the ASLO membership (and ideally to outside readers as well). For example, topics such as n…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use Use of AI in Preparation of a Manuscript
AI use allowed for grammar/clarity only, must be disclosed in Acknowledgments Model summary
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin allows authors to use Generative Artificial Intelligence tools (AI) to correct grammatical errors and improve the clarity of text they composed only. Where AI is used for this purpose, authors are required to disclose the AI tool and how it was used in the preparation of their manuscript. This disclosure should be placed in the Acknowledgments. Each author is re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Name change policy: paper updated and republished, no correction notice, privacy protected Model summary
In cases where authors wish to change their name following publication, Wiley will update and republish the paper and redeliver the updated metadata to indexing services.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Follows COPE Retraction Guidelines Model summary
Limnology & Oceanography Bulletin follows the Retraction Guidelines of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) with regard to any corrections or retractions.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer Agreement
Authors must sign the copyright transfer agreement before their paper can be published. If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login to Author Services, where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors of the paper. For a…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access is available to authors of primary research articles who wish to make their article available to non-subscribers on publication, or whose funding agency requires grantees to archive the final version of their article. In addition to publication via Wiley Online Library, authors of Open Access articles are permitted to post the final, published PDF of their article on a website, institu…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell
- ISSN
- 1539-607X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1539-6088
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 35, Issue 3 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin
Where are the editorial board members of Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin based?
Of the 4 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (2), Australia (1) and Ireland (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.
Is Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,200.
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: .