Journal of Great Lakes Research

Aims & Scope

Published six times per year, the Journal of Great Lakes Research is multidisciplinary in its coverage, publishing manuscripts on a wide range of theoretical and applied topics in the natural science fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, as well as social sciences of the large lakes of the world and their watersheds.

Large lakes generally are considered as those lakes which have a mean surface area of >500 km2 (see Herdendorf, C.E. 1982.

Large lakes of the world.

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Great Lakes Res. 8:379-412, for examples), although smaller lakes may be considered, especially if they are very deep.

We also welcome contributions on saline lakes and research on estuarine waters where the results have application to large lakes.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.5

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.809

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	98

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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 and Environmental Science, 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.

• Exotic Species in the Great Lakes: A History of Biotic Crises and Anthropogenic Introductions

  Citation: 680

  Authors: Edward L., Joseph H., James T., Carol L.

• Assessing and addressing the re-eutrophication of Lake Erie: Central basin hypoxia

  Citation: 492

  Authors: Donald, J., Kristin K., Steven, Dmitry, Nate S., Stephen B., Ruth D., Irem, Joseph V., David M., Mary Anne, Troy M., Daisuke, Haejin, Tomas O., Roger, Stuart A., Doran, Anna M., R., James J., Daniel K., Edward, David J., Timothy M., Hongyan, Yuntao

• Comparison of the distribution and degradation of plastic debris along shorelines of the Great Lakes, North America

  Citation: 380

  Authors: Maciej, Patricia L., Alexandra

• Plastic debris in the Laurentian Great Lakes: A review

  Citation: 353

  Authors: Alexander G.J., Hans H., Kristen, Philippe

• A Preliminary Evaluation of Sediment Quality Assessment Values for Freshwater Ecosystems

  Citation: 341

  Authors: Sherri L., Donald D., Karen A., Christopher G., L.

• Great Lakes Vegetation Dynamics: The Role of Fluctuating Water Levels and Buried Seeds

  Citation: 310

  Authors: P.A., A.A.

• Aral Sea syndrome desiccates Lake Urmia: Call for action

  Citation: 285

  Authors: Amir, Hamid, Kaveh, Ali, Marzi, Ali, Nasrin, Alireza, Ali, Elmira

• First evidence of microplastics in the African Great Lakes: Recovery from Lake Victoria Nile perch and Nile tilapia

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Fares John, Bahati Sosthenes, Yvonne, Kristian, Farhan R.

• Regional climate change projections for Chicago and the US Great Lakes

  Citation: 251

  Authors: Katharine, Jeff, Thomas, Nicole, Donald

• Recruitment Failure of Mottled Sculpin Cottus bairdi in Calumet Harbor, Southern Lake Michigan, Induced by the Newly Introduced Round Goby Neogobius melanostomus

  Citation: 251

  Authors: John, David J.

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