About this journal
Aims and scope
Marine Georesources & Geotechnology publishes research applied to the scientific and engineering aspects, and the management and utilization, of seafloor sediments and rocks. The journal is intended for researchers and engineers, in both academia and industry, who seek solutions to problems in marine mineral resources and civil engineering.
Areas covered range from marine minerals exploration and recovery to anchoring and mooring systems, bottom installations, and coastal engineering structures. The journal includes the study of acoustical, biological, chemical, mechanical, and physical properties affecting the geological system of the seafloor and response of this system to applied static and dynamic loads. Special emphasis is placed on the environmental aspects of seafloor exploration and development.
The journal accepts contributions on topics such as shipboard mining systems, seafloor lodes, nodules, phosphates, crusts and placers, pipelines, platforms, and processing and transportation, as well as analytic techniques related to marine mining.
Readership:
Scientists and engineers with interest in marine minerals and exploration, marine mining, geology, marine environmental remediation, dredging, oil exploration, civil engineering, offshore structures, marine policy, coastal engineering, and geophysical and marine structures.Journal metrics
Usage
- 66K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
- 2.0 (2023) Impact Factor
- Q2 Impact Factor Best Quartile
- 2.5 (2023) 5 year IF
- 5.3 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
- Q1 CiteScore Best Quartile
- 1.132 (2023) SNIP
- 0.627 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
- 44 days avg. from submission to first decision
- 48 days avg. from submission to first post-review decision
- 17 days avg. from acceptance to online publication
- 35% acceptance rate
Understanding and using journal metrics
Journal metrics can be a useful tool for readers, as well as for authors who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication. However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
For more details, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
Journal metrics in brief
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of the following metrics (find out why).
- Usage: the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
- Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles published in the journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
- Impact Factor Best Quartile*: the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
- 5 Year Impact Factor*: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal within a five-year window.
- CiteScore (Scopus)†: the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over a four-year period.
- CiteScore Best Quartile†: the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
- SNIP (Source Normalized Impact per Paper): the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation potential in the field.
- SJR (Scimago Journal Rank): Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
- From submission to first decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a first decision in the last six months.
- From submission to first post-review decision: the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review. Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last six months.
- From acceptance to online publication: the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published in the last six months.
- Acceptance rate: articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
For more details on the data above, please read the Author Services guide to understanding journal metrics.
*Copyright: Journal Citation Reports®, Clarivate Analytics
†Copyright: CiteScore™, Scopus
Editorial board
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
John Charles Wiltshire
Department of Ocean and Resources Engineering
University of Hawaii
1000 Pope Road
Honolulu, HI 96822
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: (808)-956-2136
EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS
Amin Barari - Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
D.S. Cronan - Imperial College, London, UK
Kenneth R. Demars - University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Masaharu Fukue - Tokai University, Japan
Louis Ge - National Taiwan University, Taipei , Taiwan
Wenping Gong - China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Dr. Xingsen Guo - University College London (UCL), UK
Dr. Soufiane Haddout - Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco
James R. Hein - U.S. Geological Survey, Santa Cruz, CA
Jian Ji - Hohai University, Nanjing, China
Kang Xin - Hunan University, Changsha, China
Tae-Hyung Kim - Korea Martitime and Ocean University, South Korea
Biao Li - Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
Zhen Liu - Terracon Consultants, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Zhe Luo - Lamar University, Beaumont, USA
Mohammad Najafzadeh - Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran
Mohamed Rouainia - University of Newcastle, UK
Jack Shui-Long Shen - Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
Chunhui Tao - Second Institute of Geography, Hangzhou, China
Akira Usui - Kochi University, Kochi, Japan
Philomene Verlaan - University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Dongxing Wang - Wuhan University, Wuhan, China
Lei Wang - Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
Yuke Wang - Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
Yang Wu - Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, China
Yang Xiao - Chongqing University, Chongqing, China
Jian-Hua Yin - The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China
Yao Zhang - Terracon, Louisville, KY
PAST TECHNICAL EDITORS
J. Robert Moore – Marine Mining (1975–1993).
Adrian F. Richards – Marine Geotechnology (1975–1983).
Ronald C. Chaney – Marine Geotechnology (1983–1993).
Journals Combined into Marine Georesources and Geotechnology (1993).
J. Robert Moore and Ronald C. Chaney – (1993 Vol 11(1) and 1994).
Ronald C. Chaney and Charles L. Morgan – (1993 Vol 11(2) – 1993 Vol 11(4)).
Michael J. Cruickshank and Ronald C. Chaney – (1995–2007).
Abstracting and indexing
Abstracted and/or Indexed in: Applied Mechanics Review; Applied Science & Technology Index; Articles in Civil Engineering; ASFA Aquaculture Abstracts; Automatic Subject Citation Index; Bibliography and Index of Micropaleontology; BIOSIS Previews; Chemical Abstracts; CSA Aquatic Sciences & Fisheries Abstracts; CSA Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management Database; CSA Oceanic Abstracts; CSA Ocean Technology, Policy, & Non-Living Resources; CSA Water Abstracts; Current Contents - Engineering, Technology and Applied Sciences; Current Titles in Ocean, Coastal Lake and Waterway Science; Engineering Index; Engineering Information; Environmental Abstracts; Fluidex; Geo Abstracts; GEOBASE; Geographical Abstracts; Geotechnical Abstracts, IMM Abstracts; Marine Science Contents Tables; Offshore Abstracts; Petroleum Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Science Citation Index; SciSearch; and VINITI.
Open access
Marine Georesources & Geotechnology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
- Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
- Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
- Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
- Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
- Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
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12 issues per year
Currently known as:
- Marine Georesources & Geotechnology (1993 - current)
Formerly known as
- Marine Geotechnology (1975 - 1992)
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