Journal profile · Oceanography
Oceanologia
ISSN 0078-3234 · eISSN 2300-7370 · Elsevier Sp. z o.o. · POLAND · Quarterly
Oceanologia: CAS Zone 3 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.57; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oceanologia is published by Elsevier Sp. z o.o. and is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and coastal ecosystems, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 35.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Oceanologia is an international journal that publishes results of original research in the field of marine sciences with emphasis on the European seas.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences16.2%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.7%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences6.3%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Coastal and Marine DynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 3 |
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 3 |
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
- 2.57LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.73LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 544OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.39OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 38LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,201 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28 | 28 | 4 |
| 2025 | 35 | 35 | 32 |
| 2024 | 41 | 41 | 109 |
| 2023 | 35 | 35 | 233 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | 694 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | 821 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open 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, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | Yes | — |
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
- Elsevier Sp. z o.o.
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0078-3234
- Electronic ISSN
- 2300-7370
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oceanologia
What CAS zone is Oceanologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oceanologia is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Oceanologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.57; CiteScore 5.6, h-index 56.
How long does peer review take at Oceanologia?
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 Oceanologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oceanologia is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Oceanologia open access, and what is the APC?
Oceanologia 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; 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: .