Limnology and Oceanography-Methods
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Aims & Scope
Limnology and Oceanography: Methods (ISSN 1541-5856) is a companion to ASLO's top-rated journal Limnology and Oceanography, and articles are held to the same high standards. In order to provide the most rapid publication consistent with high standards, Limnology and Oceanography: Methods appears in electronic format only, and the entire submission and review system is online. Articles are posted as soon as they are accepted and formatted for publication. Limnology and Oceanography: Methods will consider manuscripts whose primary focus is methodological, and that deal with problems in the aquatic sciences. Manuscripts may present new measurement equipment, techniques for analyzing observations or samples, methods for understanding and interpreting information, analyses of metadata to examine the effectiveness of approaches, invited and contributed reviews and syntheses, and techniques for communicating and teaching in the aquatic sciences.
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LIMNOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
LIMNOLOGY
OCEANOGRAPHY
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Academic Intelligence Overview & Context
ImpaQ AnalysisLimnology and Oceanography-Methods (abbr: LIMNOL OCEANOGR-METH, ISSN: 1541-5856) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Geosciences, published by Wiley-Blackwell in United States since 2003. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 2.20, ranking in quartile Q2 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.766 (Q1), an H-index of 97.
The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with a publication frequency of Monthly, an annual output of approximately 64 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,189 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.
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