Journal profile · Zoology
Pacific Science
ISSN 0030-8870 · eISSN 1534-6188 · University of Hawaii Press · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1947
Pacific Science: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.54; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Pacific Science is published by University of Hawaii Press and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and coastal plant biology and Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, together about 26.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The official journal of the Pacific Science Association. Appearing quarterly since 1947, Pacific Science is an international, multidisciplinary journal reporting research on the biological and physical sciences of the Pacific basin. It focuses on biogeography, ecology, evolution, geology and volcanology, oceanography, paleontology, and systematics. Manuscript submissions on topics such as Pacific biodiversity, conservation, and sustainability…
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences8.3%
- Pacific and Southeast Asian StudiesSocial Sciences7.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.2%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.54LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 424OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.84OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,014 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35 | 5 | 26 |
| 2024 | 27 | 1 | 41 |
| 2023 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
| 2022 | 17 | 5 | 49 |
| 2021 | 53 | 11 | 210 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Chicago
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Peer review
- Authorship
Only typographical corrections accepted in proof. Model summary
Because of the high cost of making changes in proof, only corrections of typographical errors are accepted in proof.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review A FEW WORDS ABOUT PEER REVIEW
Peer reviewer identities are confidential, shared only with faculty editorial board and series editors. Model summary
Peer review is an essential part of the university press mission of advancing and disseminating scholarship. It is the process through which university press editors commission formal evaluations from respected experts on the contribution to scholarship, teaching, and public debate of a work being considered for publication. These formal evaluations provide constructive feedback that enables an au…
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
- University of Hawaii Press
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0030-8870
- Electronic ISSN
- 1534-6188
- Society / sponsor
- Pacific Science Association
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pacific Science
What CAS zone is Pacific Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Pacific Science is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Pacific Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.54; CiteScore 1, h-index 51.
How long does peer review take at Pacific Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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 Pacific Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Pacific Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Pacific Science open access, and what is the APC?
Pacific Science is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .