Journal profile · Oceanography

REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA

ISSN 0717-3326 · eISSN 0718-1957 · Universidad de Valparaiso · CHILE · Semiannual · Founded 1997

REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; fully open access; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 7 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.38Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Biology2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 4 · Biology

Review timeabout 12 monthsCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

Acceptanceabout 50%Community average

Articles per year72025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA is published by Universidad de Valparaiso 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 Marine and fisheries research, Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 34.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Se reciben trabajos originales e inéditos derivados de la investigación científica realizada en ambientes marinos y de estuarios, en las siguientes áreas temáticas: Biología marina Oceanografía física, química y biológica Acuicultura marina Pesquería marina

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Oceanography

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science13.8%
Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science11.6%
Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.9%
Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences7.1%
Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science6.4%
Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science5.8%
Cephalopods and Marine BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%

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	Oceanography	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	Oceanography	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	Oceanography	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: 0.38LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 0.7LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.15LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.29LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 21LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 35OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 369OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.29OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 97.96%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 7LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,086 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2025	7	7	1
2024	24	24	8
2023	29	29	62
2022	50	50	72
2021	31	31	70

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 12 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): 50%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Submission

Article types and submission policies (journal website)

Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright

License & copyright

Languages of publication are Spanish or English. Model summary

Los idiomas de publicación son español o inglés.

Source ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-29

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

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA

What CAS zone is REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Oceanography. 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 REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 35.

How long does peer review take at REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA?

Authors report an average review time of about 12 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA open access, and what is the APC?

REVISTA DE BIOLOGIA MARINA Y OCEANOGRAFIA 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, 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: 2026-10-01.