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Ocean and Coastal Research
ISSN 2675-2824 · INST OCEANOGRAFICO, UNIV SAO PAULO · BRAZIL
Ocean and Coastal Research: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.23; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 7 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Ocean and Coastal Research is published by INST OCEANOGRAFICO, UNIV SAO PAULO and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, together about 30.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish scientific contributions on Oceanography including physical oceanography, marine chemistry, marine geology and geophysics, biological oceanography, fisheries and related fields.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences11%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science8%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.23LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 524OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.35OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 97.67%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 41LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,251 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35 | 35 | 7 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 48 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 163 |
| 2023 | 48 | 48 | 270 |
| 2022 | 54 | 54 | 238 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 310 |
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)
- about 7 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 7 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted1
- articleArticleLength not stated
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
- INST OCEANOGRAFICO, UNIV SAO PAULO
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2675-2824
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Ocean and Coastal Research
What CAS zone is Ocean and Coastal Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Ocean and Coastal Research is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Ocean and Coastal Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.23; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Ocean and Coastal Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 7 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 Ocean and Coastal Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Ocean and Coastal Research is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Ocean and Coastal Research open access, and what is the APC?
Ocean and Coastal Research is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .