| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Science | 35 / 259 | 86th | Q1 |
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Hydrobiologia
Hydrobiologia is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.8), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH.
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ISSN 0018-8158Verify ISSN ↗1573-5117Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Cost to publish: About US$2,490 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Hydrobiologia indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1948–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.8.
What quartile is Hydrobiologia in Scopus?
Hydrobiologia is Q1 in Aquatic Science (rank 35 of 259), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Hydrobiologia?
Hydrobiologia is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 5.8, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 86th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.916, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 179.
How much does it cost to publish in Hydrobiologia?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$2,490 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 Hydrobiologia and what is its ISSN?
Hydrobiologia is published by Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. Its print ISSN is 0018-8158 and its online ISSN is 1573-5117.
Is Hydrobiologia covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Hydrobiologia in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Hydrobiologia open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Hydrobiologia? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Hydrobiologia has an h-index of 218 and a 2-year mean of 2.19 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.8, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #69 of 254 Scopus journals in Aquatic Science.
Hydrobiologia published 306 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2017 with 397. 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. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Hydrobiologia? — latest 99 articles, 2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2026), authors are most often from Brazil (15.8%), United States (9.9%) and China (9.1%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Hydrobiologia? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 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 statusActive
- 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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