Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Scientia Marina
ISSN 0214-8358 · eISSN 1886-8134 · CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas · SPAIN · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Scientia Marina: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Scientia Marina is published by CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas 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 Biology and Ecology Research and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, together about 35.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change and Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Scientia Marina welcomes original manuscripts on all aspects of marine research including, but not limited to the following fields: Physical and Chemical Oceanography, Marine Biology and Ecology, Fisheries Research, Genetics, Marine Geology, Systematics and Marine Biogeography, Coastal Dynamics, Ecosystem Management and Global Change. Preference will be given to manuscripts of a multi-disciplinary nature and to those of broad interest to marine scientists and beyond. Studies of local interest or of a descriptive nature will not be considered unless a considerable scientific advance is shown. While the aim is to continue being a reference journal for the Mediterranean Sea, there are no geographic restrictions.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief Josep Lloret RomañachPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Portugal 2, Japan 1, France 1, Peru 1 (5 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science16%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences5.6%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.3%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,509OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,483 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 57 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 79 |
| 2022 | 30 | 30 | 114 |
| 2021 | 26 | 26 | 123 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 48 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 Copyright Notice
© CSIC. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International basic information legal text
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
- CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
- Country or region
- SPAIN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0214-8358
- Electronic ISSN
- 1886-8134
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 90, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Scientia Marina
What CAS zone is Scientia Marina in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Scientia Marina is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology. 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 Scientia Marina?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Scientia Marina?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Scientia Marina based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Portugal (2), Japan (1) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Scientia Marina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Scientia Marina is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Scientia Marina open access, and what is the APC?
Scientia Marina 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .