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Helgoland Marine Research
Helgoland Marine Research is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by BioMed Central Ltd.
Checked against the index lists dated .
ISSN 1438-387XVerify ISSN ↗1438-3888Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: BioMed Central Ltd
Cost to publish: About US$2,190 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Helgoland Marine Research indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1999–2021 (also 1996)).
What is the impact factor of Helgoland Marine Research?
Helgoland Marine Research has no Journal Impact Factor — JIF is published only for journals in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI and ESCI) — and Scopus has not published a current CiteScore for it either. Treat any "impact factor" quoted for this journal elsewhere as unofficial.
How much does it cost to publish in Helgoland Marine Research?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,190 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Helgoland Marine Research and what is its ISSN?
Helgoland Marine Research is published by BioMed Central Ltd. Its print ISSN is 1438-387X and its online ISSN is 1438-3888.
Is Helgoland Marine Research in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Helgoland Marine Research open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Helgoland Marine Research for 24 years, between 1996 and 2021, with 2 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2021, 5 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 2,507 works and 66,488 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2023, 2 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2021. That pattern fits a journal Scopus stopped indexing while it kept publishing, but it can also come from a changed ISSN or merged records. Confirm the journal's current status before submitting.
How well cited is Helgoland Marine Research? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Helgoland Marine Research has an h-index of 93 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Helgoland Marine Research published 1 papers in 2023; its busiest recent year was 2014 with 44. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. Updated 2026-10-14.
Are there integrity warnings for Helgoland Marine Research? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2021. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusInactive — coverage ended 2021
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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