Journal profile · Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
npj Ocean Sustainability
ISSN 2731-426X · Nature Portfolio · United Kingdom
npj Ocean Sustainability: impact factor 8.8 (journal website); fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 210 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); 78 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
npj Ocean Sustainability is published by Nature Portfolio. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coastal and Marine Management, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies and Marine and fisheries research, together about 54.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Find out about the journal's aims and scope. Supporting the Sustainable Developmental Goals We are proud to acknowledge that over 50% of the articles published in npj Ocean Sustainability in 2025 were related to one or more of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Springer Nature supports the SDGs through a dedicated SDG Programme and is a signatory of the SDG Publishers Compact.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Earth and Planetary Sciences-Oceanography
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science25.7%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science17.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science11.3%
- International Maritime Law IssuesEnvironmental Science10.6%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Ocean Acidification Effects and ResponsesEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Sustainability and Climate Change GovernanceEnvironmental Science2.6%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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 (publisher) 2025
- 8.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 10.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 6.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 62LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,025Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 592,542Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 245 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 70 | 70 | 33 |
| 2025 | 78 | 78 | 423 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 821 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 703 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 462 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 147 days – 293 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 18 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 252 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (166 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".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 27 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 27 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,790 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,090 / EUR 1,790 / GBP 1,390 | — | — | |
| LetPub | GBP 1,340 / USD 1,990 / EUR 1,690 | Yes | — |
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
npj Ocean Sustainability is a fully open access journal. More on Creative Commons Attribution licenses and the benefits of publishing open access can be found in this section.
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
- Nature Portfolio
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2731-426X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about npj Ocean Sustainability
What is the impact factor of npj Ocean Sustainability?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 8.8 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 7.1, h-index 25.
How long does peer review take at npj Ocean Sustainability?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 147–293 days); authors report an average review time of about 27 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 npj Ocean Sustainability?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, npj Ocean Sustainability is indexed in ESCI, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is npj Ocean Sustainability open access, and what is the APC?
npj Ocean Sustainability is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
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: .