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Status
Active
Coverage
2001–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
3.2
SJR · SCImago
0.753
Q2 SJR quartile
H-index
75
Best quartile
Q2 · 50th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oceanography | 76 / 154 | 50th | Q2 |
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Ocean Dynamics
Ocean Dynamics is Scopus-indexed (Q2, CiteScore 3.2), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Springer Verlag.
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ISSN 1616-7228Verify ISSN ↗1616-7341Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Springer Verlag
Scopus · Q2WoS · SCIEONOS
3.2
CiteScore 2025
Q2
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,690 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Ocean Dynamics indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 2001–present, best quartile Q2, CiteScore 3.2.
What quartile is Ocean Dynamics in Scopus?
Ocean Dynamics is Q2 in Oceanography (rank 76 of 154), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Ocean Dynamics?
Ocean Dynamics 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 3.2, which places it in quartile Q2 at the 50th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.753, quartile Q2, with an H-index of 75.
How much does it cost to publish in Ocean Dynamics?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,690 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Ocean Dynamics and what is its ISSN?
Ocean Dynamics is published by Springer Verlag. Its print ISSN is 1616-7228 and its online ISSN is 1616-7341.
Is Ocean Dynamics covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Ocean Dynamics in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Ocean Dynamics open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Ocean Dynamics? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Ocean Dynamics has an h-index of 88 and a 2-year mean of 1.9 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 3.2, quartile Q2. On 2-year citations it ranks #53 of 143 Scopus journals in Oceanography.
88
h-index
1.9
2-yr mean citations
1,491
i10-index
3,582
works indexed
64,269
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,690
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#53 of 143 Top 38% Oceanography
Ocean Dynamics published 107 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2018 with 113. 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 Ocean Dynamics? — latest 100 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 100 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from India (29%), China (22.4%) and United States (6.3%).
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Ocean Dynamics? — 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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