Journal metric profile

LIMNOLOGY

Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based Journal Impact Factor, five-year Impact Factor, quartile, category rank, publisher, identifiers and citation profile for the 2025 metric year.

JCR-based Impact Factor 1.600 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.700 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 21-Dec Recorded category rank

LIMNOLOGY JCR impact factor overview

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Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

LIMNOLOGY is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by SPRINGER JAPAN KK. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.600, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The database records the JCR category rank as “21-Dec”. Because some imported rank values may require manual verification, readers should confirm the category rank with the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. A Q3 designation describes the journal’s position within its subject category; it should not be used as a direct measure of the quality of an individual article.

Citation profile

The record contains 1,042 total citations, 35 total articles, 36 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.700, which is 0.100 points above the listed standard Journal Impact Factor. These values use different citation windows and should be interpreted together rather than as a direct trend. The Journal Impact Factor without journal self-citations is recorded as 1.500. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.460.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 11.8 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.3 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

LIMNOLOGY is identified in this record by print ISSN 1439-8621 and electronic ISSN 1439-863X. Use the ISSN when checking library catalogues, publisher records, indexing databases, or the official Clarivate Journal Citation Reports entry.

Complete journal information

All values below come directly from the database record.

Journal nameLIMNOLOGY
Abbreviated journalLIMNOLOGY
PublisherSPRINGER JAPAN KK
Metric year2025
Overall rank10,174
ISSN1439-8621
eISSN1439-863X
Total cites1,042
Total articles35
Citable items36
Cited half-life11.8 years
Citing half-life12.3 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.600
5-Year Impact Factor1.700
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.500
Journal Citation Indicator0.460
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank21-Dec
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of LIMNOLOGY?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for LIMNOLOGY is 1.600 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is LIMNOLOGY?

LIMNOLOGY is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes LIMNOLOGY?

LIMNOLOGY is listed as being published by SPRINGER JAPAN KK.

Can a JCR Journal Impact Factor be used to judge an individual article?

No. The Journal Impact Factor is a journal-level citation measure reported in Clarivate Journal Citation Reports. It does not measure the quality, reliability or influence of every individual article published by that journal.

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