Journal metric profile

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

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 1.400 2025 metric year
5-Year Impact Factor 1.200 Longer citation window
JCR Quartile Q3 Subject-category quartile
JCR Category Rank 65/119 Recorded category rank

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE JCR impact factor overview

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Page reviewed August 6, 2026

Clarivate JCR impact factor overview

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE is listed in this directory with bibliometric information for 2025. It is published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. The database records a Journal Impact Factor of 1.400, presented as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based metric. Its listed JCR Impact Factor quartile is Q3.

Ranking and quartile

The recorded JCR Impact Factor category rank is 65 out of 119 journals in its listed category. 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 1,180 total citations, 27 total articles, 28 citable items. The five-year Impact Factor is 1.200, which is 0.200 points below 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 1.200. The Journal Citation Indicator is listed as 0.420.

Citation half-life

The cited half-life is recorded as 11 years, describing the median age of articles cited in the reporting year. The citing half-life is 12.2 years, reflecting the median age of references used by the journal’s articles.

Journal identifiers and verification

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE is identified in this record by print ISSN 1814-232X and electronic ISSN 1814-2338. 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 nameAFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE
Abbreviated journalAFR J MAR SCI
PublisherTAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Metric year2025
Overall rank11,211
ISSN1814-232X
eISSN1814-2338
Total cites1,180
Total articles27
Citable items28
Cited half-life11 years
Citing half-life12.2 years
JCR-based Journal Impact Factor1.400
5-Year Impact Factor1.200
Impact Factor without journal self-cites1.200
Journal Citation Indicator0.420
JCR Impact Factor quartileQ3
JCR category rank65/119
Database record updated

Frequently asked questions

What is the 2025 JCR-based Journal Impact Factor of AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE?

The Journal Impact Factor recorded in this directory as a Clarivate Journal Citation Reports (JCR)-based value for AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE is 1.400 for the 2025 metric year.

What quartile is AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE?

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE is listed in quartile Q3. Quartiles describe a journal’s position within a subject category and should be interpreted within that field.

Who publishes AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE?

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE is listed as being published by TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.

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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