Oceanography or oceanology is the field of the scientific study of the oceans. It covers major areas in the study of the ocean such as marine life and ecosystems, ocean circulation, plate tectonics and the geology of the seafloor, and the chemical and physical properties of the ocean. In this article ilovephd listed the top 20 Scopus indexed high impact factor Oceanography journals.
Top 20 Scopus Journals in Oceanography
| 1. | Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans JGR: Oceans publishes original research articles on the physics, chemistry, biology and geology of the oceans and their interaction with other components of the Earth system. |
| 2. | ICES Journal of Marine Science The ICES Journal of Marine Science publishes original articles, opinion essays (“Food for Thought”), visions for the future (“Quo Vadimus”), and critical reviews that contribute to our scientific understanding of marine systems |
| 3. | Limnology and Oceanography Limnology and Oceanography (L&O) publishes research articles, reviews, and comments about all aspects of the sciences of limnology and oceanography. The journal’s unifying theme is the understanding of aquatic systems. |
| 4. | Annual Review of Marine Science The Annual Review of Marine Science, in publication in 2009, provides a perspective on the field of marine science. The journal draws from diverse topics within the major disciplines of coastal and blue water oceanography (biological, chemical, geological, and physical) as well as subjects in ecology, conservation, and technological developments with the marine environment as the unifying theme. |
| 5. | Ocean Sciences Meeting The Journal of Climate (JCLI) publishes research that advances basic understanding of the dynamics and physics of the climate system on large spatial scales, including variability of the atmosphere, oceans, land surface, and cryosphere; past, present, and projected future changes in the climate system; and climate simulation and prediction. |
| 6. | Global Biogeochemical Cycles Global Biogeochemical Cycles publishes original research articles on biogeochemical interactions that demonstrate fundamental implications for processes at regional or global scales. |
| 7. | Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science is an international multidisciplinary journal devoted to the analysis of saline water phenomena ranging from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the upper limits of the tidal zone. |
| 8. | Journal of Physical Oceanography The Journal of Physical Oceanography (JPO) publishes research related to the physics of the ocean and to processes operating at its boundaries. Observational, theoretical, and modeling studies are all welcome, especially those that focus on elucidating specific physical processes. |
| 9. | Progress in Oceanography Progress in Oceanography publishes the longer, more comprehensive papers that most oceanographers feel are necessary, on occasion, to do justice to their work. |
| 10. | Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography publishes topical issues from the many international and interdisciplinary projects which are undertaken in oceanography. |
| 11. | Marine Geology Marine Geology is the premier international journal on marine geological processes in the broadest sense. We seek papers that are comprehensive, interdisciplinary and synthetic that will be lasting contributions to the field |
| 12. | Ocean Modelling The main objective of Ocean Modelling is to provide rapid communication between those interested in ocean modelling, whether through direct observation, or through analytical, numerical or laboratory models, and including interactions between physical and biogeochemical or biological phenomena |
| 13. | Oceanography |
| 14. | Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers The journal is concerned with fundamental oceanography of the deep sea in the broadest sense. This includes, ocean physics including circulation, waves, turbulence, thermodynamics, optics, acoustics, mixing, or other process studies, atmosphere ocean coupling, primary production, organic carbon |
| 15. | Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology The Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology (JTECH) publishes research describing instrumentation and methods used in atmospheric and oceanic research, including remote sensing instruments; measurements, validation, and data analysis techniques from satellites, aircraft, balloons, and surface-based platforms; |
| 16. | Journal of Marine Systems The Journal of Marine Systems provides a medium for interdisciplinary exchange between physical, chemical and biological oceanographers and marine geologists. |
| 17. | Continental Shelf Research Continental Shelf Research publishes articles dealing with the biological, chemical, geological and physical oceanography of the shallow marine environment, from coastal and estuarine waters out to the shelf break. |
| 18. | Ocean Science Ocean Science (OS) is a not-for-profit international open-access scientific journal dedicated to the publication and discussion of research articles, short communications, and review papers on all aspects of ocean science: experimental, theoretical, and laboratory. |
| 19. | Marine Chemistry arine Chemistry is an international medium for the publication of original studies and occasional reviews in the field of chemistry in the marine environment, with emphasis on the dynamic approach. |
| 20. | Paleoceanography Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology publishes original research articles dealing with all aspects of understanding and reconstructing Earth’s past climate and environments from the Precambrian to modern analogs. |
