Journal profile · Fisheries
Marine Resource Economics
ISSN 0738-1360 · eISSN 2334-5985 · University of Chicago Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
Marine Resource Economics: CAS Zone 3 · Economics (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.95; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 15 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Marine Resource Economics is published by University of Chicago Press and is in Zone 3 of Economics in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Coastal and Marine Management and Economic and Environmental Valuation, together about 45.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Economics and Econometrics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Marine Resource Economics (MRE) publishes creative and scholarly economic analyses of a range of issues related to natural resource use in the global marine environment. The scope of the journal includes conceptual and empirical investigations aimed at addressing real-world oceans and coastal policy problems. Examples include studies of fisheries, aquaculture, seafood marketing and trade, marine biodiversity, marine and coastal recreation, marine pollution, offshore oil and gas, seabed mining, renewable ocean energy sources, marine transportation, coastal land use and climate adaptation, and management of estuaries and watersheds.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science22.8%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science12.1%
- Economic and Environmental ValuationEconomics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
- Economics of Agriculture and Food MarketsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance8.5%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Global trade and economicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.4%
- Climate Change Policy and EconomicsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Economics Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Economics Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Economics | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Environmental Studies | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIESSCIScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 1.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.64LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 75OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 621OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 7.84%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,376 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 15 | 7 | 47 |
| 2024 | 22 | 7 | 43 |
| 2023 | 27 | 7 | 143 |
| 2022 | 27 | 6 | 178 |
| 2021 | 27 | 8 | 239 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- University of Chicago Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0738-1360
- Electronic ISSN
- 2334-5985
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Marine Resource Economics
What CAS zone is Marine Resource Economics in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Marine Resource Economics is in Zone 3 of Economics, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Fisheries / Economics / Environmental Studies. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Economics. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Marine Resource Economics?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.95; CiteScore 3.9, h-index 75.
How long does peer review take at Marine Resource Economics?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Marine Resource Economics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Marine Resource Economics is indexed in SCIE, SSCI and Scopus.
Is Marine Resource Economics open access, and what is the APC?
Marine Resource Economics is a hybrid 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .