Scientia Marina

Aims & Scope

Scientia Marina is the successor to Investigación Pesquera, a journal of marine sciences published since 1955 by the Institut de Ciències del Mar de Barcelona (CSIC).

Scientia Marina is included in the Science Citation Index since 1998 and publishes original papers, reviews and comments concerning research in the following fields: Marine Biology and Ecology, Fisheries and Fisheries Ecology, Systematics, Faunistics and Marine Biogeography, Physical Oceanography, Chemical Oceanography, and Marine Geology.

Emphasis is placed on articles of an interdisciplinary nature and of general interest.

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 and Earth and Planetary 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
• 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.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Earth and Planetary Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• The oceanic fixed nitrogen and nitrous oxide budgets: Moving targets as we enter the anthropocene?

  Citation: 693

  Authors: L. A., Jay A., J. P., A. H., S.W. A., Hans W., T.

• Using flow cytometry for counting natural planktonic bacteria and understanding the structure of planktonic bacterial communities

  Citation: 662

  Authors: Josep M., Paul A.

• Fronts and eddies as key structures in the habitat of marine fish larvae: opportunity, adaptive response and competitive advantage

  Citation: 420

  Authors: Andrew

• The general specifications of the MEDITS surveys

  Citation: 292

  Authors: Jacques A., Luis, Costas, Giulio, Arnauld

• Drifting plastic debris as a potential vector for dispersing Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) species

  Citation: 266

  Authors: Mercedes, Esther, Francesc, Jordi

• Fish stock assessments in the Mediterranean: state of the art

  Citation: 255

  Authors: Jordi, Francesc

• Seasonal patterns in plankton communities in a pluriannual time series at a coastal Mediterranean site (Gulf of Naples): an attempt to discern recurrences and trends

  Citation: 239

  Authors: M., F., F., P., O., D., M. G., M., M., M., V., D., A.

• Fauna of the Mediterranean Hydrozoa.

  Citation: 206

  Authors: Jean, María Dolores, Francesc, Josep María, Ferdinando, Cinzia

• Otolith atlas for the western Mediterranean, north and central eastern Atlantic

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Victor M., Antoni, Carlos A.

• A guideline to nematocyst nomenclature and classification, and some notes on the systematic value of nematocysts

  Citation: 182

  Authors: Carina