Journal profile
Thalassia Salentina
ISSN 0563-3745 · eISSN 1591-0725 · Università del Salento · Italy
Thalassia Salentina: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Thalassia Salentina is published by Università del Salento. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 35.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Thalassia Salentina è la rivista della Stazione di Biologia Marina di Porto Cesareo, fondata insieme con essa nel 1966.Le finalità di questo periodico sono state principalmente quelle di essere l'organo divulgativo delle attività della stazione e di pubblicare i risultati delle ricerche portate avanti in tutti i settori delle science del mare.Attualmente Thalassia Salentina si inquadra nel panorama editoriale scientifico nazionale, pubblicando lavori relativi all'area geografica del Salento, ma non solo, e coprendo ambiti biologici ed ecologici sia di ambiente terrestre che acquatico, marino e d'acqua dolce.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Genuario BelmontePublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 8, Russia 2, Japan 1, France 1, Türkiye 1 (16 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8.8%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science8.6%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, OCLC, Agroforestry Abstracts, Animal Breeding Abstracts, Animal Science Database, Environmental Impact, Forest Science Database, Forestry Abstracts, Global Health, Horticultural Science Database, Irrigation and Drainage Abstracts, Leisure Tourism Database, Parasitology Database, Plant Genetics and Breeding Database, Protozoological Abstracts, Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology, Soil Science Database, Soils and Fertilizers, Veterinary Science Database, Biological Sciences, Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, OCLC - Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management, Zoological Record, ULRICH'S: International Database, PKP: Public Knowledge Project
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- h-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 239 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 37 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 32 |
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 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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-NC-ND | |
| 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 websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
The publication of an article in the peer-reviewed journal Thalassia Salentina is an essential building block in the development of a coherent and respected network of knowledge. It is a direct reflection of the quality of the work of the authors and the institutions that support them. Peer-reviewed articles support and embody the scientific method. It is therefore important to agree upon standard…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 3.0 Italia License Model summary
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribuzione - Non commerciale - Non opere derivate 3.0 Italia License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
Available in both print and electronic versions Model summary
Thalassia Salentina provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. Thalassia Salentina is published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence 3.0 (CC-BY-NC-ND) which allows anyone to download, reuse, re-print, modify, distribute and/or copy the final version of the papers. The wo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are first evaluated by the Editors / Board of Directors and by the members of the Editorial Boards. If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two reviewers. The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous. If the reviews are positive, but the manuscript requires to be revised and resubmitted, the autho…
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
- Università del Salento
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English, Italian
- ISSN
- 0563-3745
- Electronic ISSN
- 1591-0725
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Thalassia Salentina
How long does peer review take at Thalassia Salentina?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Thalassia Salentina based?
Of the 16 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (8), Russia (2) and Japan (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Thalassia Salentina?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Thalassia Salentina is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Thalassia Salentina open access, and what is the APC?
Thalassia Salentina 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, DOAJ, 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: .