Journal profile · OCEANOGRAPHY
Physical Oceanography
ISSN 0928-5105 · eISSN 1573-160X · Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS» · Russian Federation
Physical Oceanography: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 57 articles a year; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physical Oceanography is published by Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS» 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 environmental studies, Aquatic and Environmental Studies and Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes, together about 51.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): OCEANOGRAPHY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences18%
- Aquatic and Environmental StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences17.2%
- Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.9%
- Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsEarth and Planetary Sciences7.8%
- Ocean Waves and Remote SensingEarth and Planetary Sciences6.5%
- Climate variability and modelsEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Geological Studies and ExplorationEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
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 | 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 | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 83OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 57LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,290 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 34 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | 194 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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 accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Federal State Budget Scientific Institution «Marine Hydrophysical Institute of RAS»
- Country or region
- Russian Federation
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0928-5105
- Electronic ISSN
- 1573-160X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physical Oceanography
What CAS zone is Physical Oceanography in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physical Oceanography is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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.
How long does peer review take at Physical Oceanography?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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 Physical Oceanography?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physical Oceanography is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Physical Oceanography open access, and what is the APC?
Physical Oceanography is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
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: .