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Journal of Limnology is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 2.7), WoS SCIE, DOAJ. Published by Page Press Publications.
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ISSN 1129-5767Verify ISSN ↗1723-8633Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Page Press Publications
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| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | 235 / 491 | 52nd | Q2 |
| Aquatic Science | 125 / 259 | 51st | Q2 |
| Water Science and Technology | 167 / 279 | 40th | Q3 |
Not listed in: ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1997–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 2.7.
Journal of Limnology is Q2 in Ecology (rank 235 of 491), Q2 in Aquatic Science (rank 125 of 259) and Q3 in Water Science and Technology (rank 167 of 279), by CiteScore 2025.
Journal of Limnology 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 2.7, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 52nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.386, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 56.
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$647 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.
Journal of Limnology is published by Page Press Publications. Its print ISSN is 1129-5767 and its online ISSN is 1723-8633.
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Yes — it is an open-access journal, listed in DOAJ.
Journal of Limnology has an h-index of 62 and a 2-year mean of 1.22 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 2.7, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #240 of 469 Scopus journals in Ecology.
Journal of Limnology published 15 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 59. 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.
In its latest 100 research articles (2022–2026), authors are most often from Italy (33.2%), China (5.3%) and Germany (5.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
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.
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.
Index data is curated from public sources (Scopus, Web of Science, ABDC, FT50, UT Dallas, DOAJ). CiteScore and quartiles reflect the latest available Scopus release. Always verify a journal's current status on its official source before submitting.
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