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Status
Active
Coverage
1969–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
5.6
SJR · SCImago
1.376
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
180
Best quartile
Q1 · 82nd pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography | 27 / 154 | 82nd | Q1 |
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Journal of Physical Oceanography
Journal of Physical Oceanography is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 5.6), WoS SCIE. Published by American Meteorological Society.
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ISSN 0022-3670Verify ISSN ↗1520-0485Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: American Meteorological Society
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIE
5.6
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
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Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (subscription), ONOS (APC covered)
Quick answers
Is Journal of Physical Oceanography indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1969–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 5.6.
What quartile is Journal of Physical Oceanography in Scopus?
Journal of Physical Oceanography is Q1 in Oceanography (rank 27 of 154), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Physical Oceanography?
Journal of Physical Oceanography 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 5.6, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 82nd percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.376, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 180.
Who publishes Journal of Physical Oceanography and what is its ISSN?
Journal of Physical Oceanography is published by American Meteorological Society. Its print ISSN is 0022-3670 and its online ISSN is 1520-0485.
Is Journal of Physical Oceanography in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Journal of Physical Oceanography open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of Physical Oceanography? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of Physical Oceanography has an h-index of 246 and a 2-year mean of 1.64 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 5.6, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #68 of 143 Scopus journals in Oceanography.
246
h-index
1.64
2-yr mean citations
6,750
i10-index
8,974
works indexed
476,544
total citations
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#68 of 143 Top 48% Oceanography
Journal of Physical Oceanography published 177 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2022 with 223. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
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 Journal of Physical Oceanography? — latest 93 articles, 2026
In its latest 93 research articles (2026), authors are most often from United States (36.6%), China (27%) and Japan (9.4%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of Physical Oceanography? — 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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