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Maritime Affairs

Identifier (ISSN):1946-6609(Print)
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Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Clarivate JCR Index Advisory: Not Indexed in Latest JCR
Clarivate Impact Factor (IF 2024)
N/A
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIEJCR Quartile
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓

Impact Factor Trend

Clarivate IF trend for Maritime Affairs

WoS Q1
000002025
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2025):0
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q3
0.195
#22,236

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ1
Self-Citation RateN/A
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
17articles/year
0% Gold OA•0% Original Research

Aims & Scope

Maritime Affairs publishes well researched and informative articles on issues related to the sea. Each issue presents studies and research material from across the globe on issues contextual to oceanic activity like ship-building, maritime security, port modernisation, disaster management, laws of the sea etc. Maritime Affairs aims to promote awareness and informed public debate on how important the oceans are and provide constructive inputs for policy formulation. It includes studies on international relations and geo-political factors of strategic importance so as to suggest confidence building measures for enhancing maritime cooperation amongst the sea faring nations for achieving a stable security environment in South Asia and the Asia Pacific. Maritime Affairs would be of immense interest to the entire spectrum of the maritime and strategic community.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Political science80.1%Geography71.3%Law66.9%Economics63.2%History59.1%Archaeology46.6%Business43.6%Geology38.9%Biology37.2%Economy33.4%Oceanography30.7%Sociology30.7%Computer science30.4%Politics29.7%China28%Engineering26%Physics23%Ecology22.3%International trade22%Economic growth20.9%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

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Clarivate JCR

No WoS category details available for this journal.

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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13 year
2025Latest
IF0
Articles / Year—
Total Citations—
2022
IF—
Articles / Year17
Total Citations34
2021
IF—
Articles / Year23
Total Citations72
2020
IF—
Articles / Year20
Total Citations124
2019
IF—
Articles / Year22
Total Citations72

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #22,236Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2015-2022
Scopus Broad Areas:Earth and Planetary SciencesEnergyEngineeringEnvironmental ScienceSocial Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.195

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Quartile: Scopus Q3
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.00

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,385 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations15
3-Year Documents16
Citable Documents13

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate0.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Political Science and International RelationsQ3
EcologyQ4
Economic GeologyQ4
Ocean EngineeringQ4
OceanographyQ4
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentQ4
TransportationQ4
Water Science and TechnologyQ4
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

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Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: N/A

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
Updating
Minor Category (Specific Field):
Updating
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Maritime Affairs (ISSN: 1946-6609) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of Engineering, published by Taylor & Francis in United Kingdom. The periodical holds tracked under Web of Science (SCIE) in quartile Q1, a Scopus SJR indicator of 0.195 (Q3), an H-index of 13.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 17 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Subscription model with an estimated APC of $2,385 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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Open Access Model
Subscription
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
ScopusPubMed

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