Academic Journal
Q2Oceans
About Oceans
Oceans is a scholarly journal published by Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.55 and H-index of 16.
Coverage: 2020-2025. Research categories: Environmental Science (miscellaneous) (Q2); Oceanography (Q2).
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- Journal Impact Factor: 2.5 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Impact Factor year: 2025 — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal Impact Factor and reporting year from the publisher imprint.
- Contact email: oceans@mdpi.com — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Journal editorial office email published by MDPI; manuscript files use the submission system.
- Editor(s): Prof. Dr. Beatriz Morales-Nin (Editor-in-Chief) — Official source; checked 2026-10-03. Current chief editor(s) listed on the official MDPI editorial board. Founding and section editors excluded.
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Topics in published research
Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies; Marine and fisheries research; Marine and coastal plant biology; Marine and coastal ecosystems; Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes; Marine animal studies overview.
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