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Indian Journal of Marine Sciences
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences is not currently indexed in Scopus. Published by National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR).
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ISSN 0379-5136Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR)
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: Web of Science, DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Indian Journal of Marine Sciences indexed in Scopus?
No — it was previously covered by Scopus but its coverage is now inactive/discontinued (1990–2014 (also 1982–1983, 1980, 1976)).
What is the impact factor of Indian Journal of Marine Sciences?
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences 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.
Who publishes Indian Journal of Marine Sciences and what is its ISSN?
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences is published by National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR). Its ISSN is 0379-5136.
Is Indian Journal of Marine Sciences in Web of Science?
No — it is not currently in the Web of Science core collections (SCIE, SSCI, AHCI or ESCI).
Is Indian Journal of Marine Sciences open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
Scopus coverage history
Scopus indexed Indian Journal of Marine Sciences for 29 years, between 1976 and 2014, with 10 years in that span missing. Coverage ended in 2014, 12 years ago, and Scopus now lists the title as inactive.
Is it still publishing? OpenAlex lists 644 works and 7,335 citations for the title. Its papers appear as late as 2018, 4 years after Scopus coverage ended in 2014. 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 Indian Journal of Marine Sciences? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences has an h-index of 36 and a 2-year mean of 0 citations per paper (OpenAlex).
Indian Journal of Marine Sciences published 1 papers in 2018; its busiest recent year was 2010 with 31. 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 Indian Journal of Marine Sciences? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Inactive — coverage ended 2014. 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 2014
- 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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