Journal of Great Lakes Research
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101 papers with at least that number of citations each
Aims & Scope
Published six times per year, the Journal of Great Lakes Research is multidisciplinary in its coverage, publishing manuscripts on a wide range of theoretical and applied topics in the natural science fields of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, as well as social sciences of the large lakes of the world and their watersheds. Large lakes generally are considered as those lakes which have a mean surface area of >500 km2 (see Herdendorf, C.E. 1982. Large lakes of the world. J. Great Lakes Res. 8:379-412, for examples), although smaller lakes may be considered, especially if they are very deep. We also welcome contributions on saline lakes and research on estuarine waters where the results have application to large lakes.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LIMNOLOGY
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
LIMNOLOGY
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
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ImpaQ AnalysisJournal of Great Lakes Research (acronym: glr, abbr: J. GREAT LAKES RES, ISSN: 0380-1330) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Biology, published by International Association of Great Lakes Research in United States since 1975. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.50, ranking in quartile Q3 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.943 (Q1), an H-index of 101.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Quarterly, an annual output of approximately 210 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,208 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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