Marine Biology Research ( MBRJ) provides a worldwide forum for key information, ideas and discussion on all areas of marine biology and biological oceanography. Founded in 2005 as a merger of two Scandinavian journals, Sarsia and Ophelia, MBRJ is based today at the Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway. The Journal’s scope encompasses basic and applied research from all oceans and marine habitats and on all marine organisms, the main criterium for acceptance being quality. In its first ten years, MBRJ has published nearly 700 submissions from 55 countries, including many research and review articles as well as eight Thematic Issues.
Marine Biology Research covers a broad range of topics, including:
Ecology
Autotrophs and Heterotrophs, Food webs
Behaviour
Benthos and plankton dynamics
Biodiversity
Biogeography
Climate effects
Coastal, Oceanic, and Deep-sea habitats
Developmental and Reproductive Biology
Ecosystem functioning
Environmental and Fisheries Biology
Evolution, Phylogeny, Systematics
Microbiology and Virology
Paleoecology
Phylogeography
Physiology
Population dynamics and genetics
Taxonomy
MBRJ covers applied aspects (environment, fisheries, management, monitoring) of marine biological research which contribute to general biological insight.
All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
Journal metrics
Usage
85K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
1.0 (2023) Impact Factor
1.4 (2023) 5 year IF
2.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.594 (2023) SNIP
0.357 (2023) SJR
Speed/acceptance
75 days avg. from submission to first
decision
106 days avg. from submission to first
post-review decision
52 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.
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.
Editor-in-Chief Carolin Löscher - University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Co-Editor Gavin Gouws - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Grahamstown, South Africa
Copy Editors David Shale - Musbury, Axminister, UK
Subject Editors Sünnje Linnéa Basedow - UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway; Mesozooplankton, pelagic distribution patterns Daniela Basso - University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy; Calcareous algae and Marine Bioconstruction Saskia Brix Elsig - Senckenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt; Peracarid crustaceans and taxonomic and ecological biodiversity Leandro Bugoni - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Brazil; Seabirds and Marine Reptiles Sabine Cochrane - Akvaplan-niva, Norway; Polychaetes and soft-bottom benthic ecology Rui Coelho - Portuguese Institute for the Ocean and Atmosphere, Portugal; Elasmobranch biology Anna Fricke - Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) e.V., Brandenburg, Germany; Macroalgae Diversity and Ecophysiology Andrey V. Gebruk - Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia; Hydrothermal vent & cold deep sea faunas; Echinoderm taxonomy Gavin Gouws - South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa; Phylogeography; Population genetics Rus Hoelzel - Durham University, United Kingdom; Marine Mammals Sharon Hook - CSIRO, Australia; Ecotoxicology Haakon Hop - Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway; Food webs & trophic interactions Naoko Isomura - National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College, Japan; Coral Biology and Evolution Jamileh Javidpour - Dept of Biology, University of Southern Denmark; Mero and Mesozooplankton Roy K. Kropp - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory & Battelle Marine Sciences Laboratory, USA; Coastal Monitoring and Management Arve Lynghammar - UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norway; Fish Systematics Sanja Matic-Skoko - Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Croatia; Fisheries Biology, small-scale fisheries Francesc Maynou - Institut de Ciéncies del Mar, CSIC, Spain; Invertebrate Fisheries and Bycatch Michael Maia Mincarone - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Systematic ichthyology Tina N. Molodtsova - P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology RAS, Russia;Actiniaria and Octocorallia David J. S. Montagnes - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom; Microzooplankton Göran Nilsson - University of Oslo, Norway; Marine Vertebrate Physiology Stefania Puce - DiSVA, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy; Hydroida Cecilie von Quillfeldt - Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway; Phytoplankton, ice algae and primary production Marcelo M. Rivadeneira - Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas (CEAZA), Chile; Paleoecology and biogeography Astrid Schuster - University of Southern Denmark, Denmark; Marine sponges Javier Sellanes - Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile; Ocean margin ecology Martin Vinther Sørensen - Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark; Scalidophora and Gnathifera Torsten Struck - Natural History Museum, Norway; Phylogeny David W. Thieltges - Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research, The Netherlands; Parasitology, Invasive Species, Macroecology Lucy Turner - University of Plymouth, UK; Ecophysiology, marine invertebrates, crustaceans, endocrinology, osmoregulation, metabolism Kjell Rong Utne - Institute of Marine Research, Norway; Fisheries Biology - Population dynamics Sancia van der Meij - University of Groningen, the Netherlands; Crustacean systematics Janet Voight - The Field Museum, Chicago, USA; Mollusc systematics John Zardus - Military College of South Carolina Charleston, USA; Deep-sea biology (exclusive of hot vent biology)
Regional Support Editor Farnis Boneka - Universitas Sam Ratulangi (UNSRAT), Indonesia
Abstracting and indexing
Marine Biology Research is indexed/tracked/covered by the following services:
Abstracts on Hygiene and Communicable Diseases (CABI) AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Bibliography of Systematic Mycology (CABI) Biological Abstracts BIOSIS Previews (Clarivate Analytics) Botanical Pesticides (CABI) CAB Abstracts (CABI) Crop Science Database (CABI) Current Contents - Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (CABI) Current Awareness in Biological Sciences Dairy Science Abstracts (CABI) Environmental Impact (CABI) GeoBase (Elsevier) Global Health (CABI) Helminthological Abstracts (CABI) Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Abstracts (CABI) Maize Abstracts (CABI) Marine Science Contents Tables Nematological Abstracts (CABI) Nutrition Abstracts and Review Series A: Human and Experimental (CABI) Nutrition and Food Sciences (CABI) Oceanographic Literature Review OCLC First Search Parasitology Databse (CABI) Pig News and Information (CABI) Plant Genetic Resources Abstracts (CABI) Plant Genetics and Breeding Database (CABI) Postharvest News and Information (CABI) Poultry Abstracts (CABI) Protozoological Abstracts (CABI) Review of Agricultural Entomology (CABI) Review of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants (CABI) Review of Medical and Veterinary Entomology (CABI) Review of Medical and Veterinary Mycology (CABI) Review of Plant Pathology (CABI) Science Citation Index (Clarivate Analytics) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) Scopus (Elsevier) Soil Science Database (CABI) Uncover Wheat, Barley and Triticale Abstracts (CABI) Zoological Record (Clarivate Analytics) Zoological Record
Open access
Marine Biology Research 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)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Marine Biology Research (MBRJ) publishes infrequently a “Thematic Issue” featuring a research topic that fits well into the scope of the journal and reflects a coordinated research effort, e.g. a project, a scientific meeting, a long-term collaboration, or any other joint venture that allows a broad, innovative, and scientifically outstanding coverage. Thematic Issues follow the same handling procedure as normal issues, the only difference being that submissions will be processed and refereed in bundles. The coordinated effort required needs to be demonstrated by a Thematic Issue Proposal to be evaluated by the editors.
The Thematic Issue Proposal should be sent to the Marine Biology Research Editorial Office ( [email protected]) and include a short outline consisting of a description and an explanation of why the respective theme has been chosen. It should further contain a list of contributions that are expected to fill a total number of ca. 100 printed journal pages, their titles and prospective authors as well as the estimated number of pages, tables, and figures for each contribution. In addition, the intended date of concerted submission should be given as well as the desired publishing date. One person should be selected as Thematic Issue Coordinator and will assist in taking the responsibility of providing high-quality manuscripts that have been checked with regard to language quality and undergone a pre-review process before being submitted.
If the editors approve the proposal, they will provide a distinct deadline at which the submission should be accomplished, at best starting within a week before that date. All manuscripts have to be submitted electronically to MBRJ ( https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/mbrj). Then, after successfully passing our technical and language quality checks they will be entered into the reviewing process. Care will be taken that the reviewing process runs smoothly and a concerted acceptance of all positively reviewed contributions can be finally reached. During the reviewing period the Thematic Issue Coordinator should remain in close contact with the editors for assistance or advice on any questions coming up or if respective authors cannot be reached. The Thematic Issue Coordinator shall also be involved in the final check for production and proof reading, which naturally also needs to be accomplished in a well-coordinated way.
The Thematic Issue Coordinator will be invited by the editors to join them in writing the editorial that introduces the Thematic Issue. He/she will also be invited to act as Guest Editor of the Thematic Issue as soon as concerted acceptance is reached. In addition the journal editors may also invite other persons who have played an important role in the preparation, coordination, or quality-control of the Thematic Issue to join as Guest Editors.
The main advantage of Thematic Issues over other types of edited special journal volumes or books is that no extra costs arise, a high scientific quality is warranted, the accessibility and worldwide distribution of all articles is equally high as for normal publications in Marine Biology Research, apart from the possibility of acquiring surplus copies via the publisher Taylor & Francis.
The Editors welcome submissions to the journal as well as proposals for Thematic Issues. Articles pertaining to either a regular or a Thematic Issue should be submitted via the journal's ScholarOne Manuscripts site here.
Previous Special Issues published:
Thematic Issue No. 1 ( Volume 4, 2008, Issue 1/2): Benthic Fauna of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Results of the MAR-ECO Expedition. Guest Editor: Gebruk, AV.
Thematic Issue No. 2 ( Volume 5, 2009, Issue 1): Fifty years of Norwegian–Russian collaboration in marine research. Guest Editors: Haug T, Røttingen I, Gjøsæter H, Misund, OA.
Thematic Issue No. 3 ( Volume 6, 2010, Issue 4): European research focus on sharks and rays. Guest Editor: Séret B.
Thematic Issue No. 4 ( Volume 8, 2012, Issue 5/6): Effects of interactions between fish populations on ecosystem dynamics in the Norwegian Sea - Results of the INFERNO project. Guest Editors: Huse G, Holst JC, Utne K, Nøttestad L, Melle W, Slotte A, Ottersen G
Thematic Issue No. 5 ( Volume 9, 2013, Issue 1): Lobster research integrated: from biology to management. Guest Editors: Buchholz F, Linnane A, van der Meeren G
Thematic Issue No. 6 ( Volume 9, 2013, Issue 5/6): Benthos of the Sub-Polar Front Area on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Results of the ECOMAR Project. Guest Editors: Gebruk AV, Priede, IG
Thematic Issue No. 7 ( Volume 9, 2013, Issue 9): Climate Effects on the Barents Sea Marine Living Resources. Guest Editors: Haug T, Dolgov A, Røttingen I, Sunnanå K, Titov O
Thematic Issue No. 8 (Volume 10, 2014, Issue 3): Interactions between Salmon Farming and the Ecosystem: Lessons from the Hardangerfjord, Western Norway. Guest Editors: Skaala Ø, Sjøtun K, Dahl E, Husa V, Bjørge
Thematic Issue No. 9 ( Volume 13, 2017, Issue1): Biota of the Patos Lagoon Estuary and Adjacent Marine Coast: Long-term Changes Induced by Natural and Human-related Factors. Guest Editors: Clarisse Odebrecht, Eduardo Resende Secchi, Paulo Cesar Abreu & José Henrique Muelbert
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