Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology provides a forum for experimental ecological research on marine organisms in relation to their environment.

Topic areas include studies that focus on biochemistry, physiology, behavior, genetics, and ecological theory.

The main emphasis of the Journal lies in hypothesis driven experimental work, both from the laboratory and the field.

Natural experiments or descriptive studies that elucidate fundamental ecological processes are welcome.

Submissions should have a broad ecological framework beyond the specific study organism or geographic region.

Short communications that highlight emerging issues and exciting discoveries within five printed pages will receive a rapid turnaround.

Papers describing important new analytical, computational, experimental and theoretical techniques and methods are encouraged and will be highlighted as Methodological Advances.

We welcome proposals for Review Papers synthesizing a specific field within marine ecology.

Finally, the journal aims to publish Special Issues at regular intervals synthesizing a particular field of marine science.

All printed papers undergo a peer review process before being accepted and will receive a first decision within three months.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.8

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.602

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	148

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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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.

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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.

• On resemblance measures for ecological studies, including taxonomic dissimilarities and a zero-adjusted Bray–Curtis coefficient for denuded assemblages

  Citation: 928

  Authors: K. Robert, Paul J., M. Gee

• Global seagrass distribution and diversity: A bioregional model

  Citation: 906

  Authors: F., T., W., M.

• Testing of null hypotheses in exploratory community analyses: similarity profiles and biota-environment linkage

  Citation: 875

  Authors: K. Robert, Paul J., Raymond N.

• Fatty acid and lipid composition of 10 species of microalgae used in mariculture

  Citation: 823

  Authors: J.K., S.W., P.D., G.I., C.D.

• Beyond BACI: the detection of environmental impacts on populations in the real, but variable, world

  Citation: 730

  Authors: A.J.

• Seagrasses and eutrophication

  Citation: 643

  Authors: JoAnn M., David A., Brant W.

• Effects of irradiance, temperature, and nutrients on growth dynamics of seagrasses: A review

  Citation: 628

  Authors: Kun-Seop, Sang Rul, Young Kyun

• Separating the grain from the chaff: particle selection in suspension- and deposit-feeding bivalves

  Citation: 578

  Authors: J, Sandra E

• Climate change cascades: Shifts in oceanography, species' ranges and subtidal marine community dynamics in eastern Tasmania

  Citation: 567

  Authors: Craig R., Sam C., Neville S., Fabienne, Piers K., Graham J., Stewart D., Caleb, Malcolm, Fay, Katy L., Neil J., Graham W., Peter R., Scott D., Jessica, Karen, Gretta T., Anthony J., Ken R., Stephen R., David A., D. Jeff, J. Craig, Scoresby A., Anita, Kerrie M., Nyan

• The consequences of variation in initial settlement vs. post-settlement mortality in rocky intertidal communities

  Citation: 547

  Authors: Joseph H.

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