Ciencias Marinas

Aims & Scope

A bilingual open-access publication, Ciencias Marinas (CM) is an international peer-reviewed journal that contains original research findings in all areas of marine science.

It is published quarterly by the Autonomous University of Baja California, Mexico, and all its contents are publicly available on our journal website.

Though a limited number of copies are still printed, the journal is mainly distributed in its electronic format.

CM was conceived in 1973 as part of an academic project aimed to entice local researchers to publicly disclose their findings by adopting the culture of peer-review publishing.

This academic project evolved into an international journal after accepting papers from researchers in the United States and, eventually, other parts of the world.

Because of the diversity in authorship, CM issues were initially published in either Spanish or English, and occasionally in both languages.

It was not until 1984 when CM included both language versions of all its contents, and it then became the fully bilingual journal it still is today.

At CM we believe our inclusive format allows us not only to address a wider range of submissions from international authors but also to make published findings available to a wider international audience.

So whether you are looking for information on the redfish in Icelandic waters or the physical and biological properties of the Gulf of California, feel free to peruse CM contents.

You may find them to provide source material for your research.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Alkalinity determination by potentiometry: intercalibration using three different methods

  Citation: 135

  Authors: L, FF, M, JM, A

• Structure of rhodolith beds from 4 to 55 meters deep along the southern coast of Espírito Santo State, Brazil

  Citation: 107

  Authors: GM, G, RCC, BV, MR, SMPB

• Seaweed diversity associated with a Brazilian tropical rhodolith bed

  Citation: 102

  Authors: G M, G W, G H, R CC, R G, M B, S MPB

• Site-specific sediment quality values for the Gulf of Cádiz (Spain) and San Francisco bay (USA), using the sediment quality triad and multivariate analysis

  Citation: 88

  Authors: TA, PM

• Seasonal variation of the temperature and salinity at the entrance to the gulf of california, mexico

  Citation: 85

  Authors: R, AS, R, CA

• Time and spatial variability of sea surface temperature in the Gulf of California

  Citation: 79

  Authors: L, SG, A

• Diversity and natural history of a Lithothamnion muelleri-Sargassum horridum community in the Gulf of California

  Citation: 73

  Authors: MS, LC, L, T, T, LB, M, R, G, RM, S, DL

• Effect of temperature on photosynthesis, growth and calcification rates of the free-living coralline alga Lithophyllum margaritae

  Citation: 72

  Authors: DL, JM, R, A

• Variability of the Southeast Pacific Subtropical Anticyclone and its impact on sea surface temperature off north-central Chile

  Citation: 71

  Authors: Santiago, José

• Numerical modeling of seasonal and mesoscale hydrography and circulation in the Mexican Central Pacific

  Citation: 58

  Authors: DA, SG, A, F