Journal profile · Oceanography
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
ISSN 1730-413X · eISSN 1897-3191 · Versita · POLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2011
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is published by Versita and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Integrated Water Resources Management and Marine and coastal ecosystems, together about 28.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is an international journal published by the Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk in Poland. The journal has 4 issues per year and contains papers on all aspects of the marine environment and hydrobiology. All manuscripts are reviewed by editors and independent experts. Based on the referees' recommendations, the Editor will make a decision on whether to accept a contribution. All articles are published in English. The journal is open to all matters concerning the water environment, thus providing the readers with a wide spectrum of topics in every issue.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science13.2%
- Integrated Water Resources ManagementEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.5%
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science6.7%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | 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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.49LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 316OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.92OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,062 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 1 |
| 2025 | 30 | 30 | 11 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 66 |
| 2023 | 41 | 41 | 129 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 141 |
| 2021 | 40 | 40 | 261 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Versita
- Country or region
- POLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2011
- ISSN
- 1730-413X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1897-3191
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies
What CAS zone is Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies?
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 Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies open access, and what is the APC?
Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .