Fastest Review Journals in Oceanography

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Quick answerAmong 25 journals in Oceanography that publish their review dates, Oceanology has the shortest review time: a median of 78 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Oceanology78 43–1390.75SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2Marine Georesources and Geotechnology79 58–1062.66SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
3Journal of Ocean University of China99 69–1471.86SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Terrestrial Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences109 76–2011.87SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,090
5Acta Oceanologica Sinica111 77–1421.24SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Geo-Marine Letters113 77–1581.78SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7Ocean Science Journal114 82–1421.70SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Thalassas An International Journal of Marine Sciences120 85–1661.04SCIEHybrid / subscription
9Marine Geophysical Research128 95–1862.09SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
10Journal of Oceanology and Limnology133 98–1751.95SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
11Anthropocene Coasts136 99–1864.01ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
12Izvestiya Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics144 82–2040.65SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research153 103–2001.44SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14Environmental Fluid Mechanics156 106–2362.13SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN156 123–1931.40SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Marine Geodesy158 120–1981.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17Fisheries Oceanography161 116–2281.42SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Limnology and Oceanography Methods170 130–2471.56SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
19Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology180 122–2462.15SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20Journal of Oceanography186 150–2412.26SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Journal of Geophysical Research Oceans188 136–2573.05SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
22Limnology and Oceanography Letters192 140–2794.20SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$3,700
23Ocean Dynamics208 152–2822.02SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24Limnology and Oceanography259 192–3323.26SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25Journal of Operational Oceanography322 258–4481.76SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Oceanography journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Oceanology (78 days); Marine Georesources and Geotechnology (79 days); Journal of Ocean University of China (99 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 28 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Oceanography a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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