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Estuaries and Coasts

Journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

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Estuaries and Coasts focuses on publishing research on ecosystems at the interface between the land and the sea where there are tidal fluctuations or sea water is diluted by fresh water.

  • The official journal of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF).
  • Publishes research on physical, chemical, geological or biological systems, as well as applications to management of those ecosystems.
  • Covers estuaries and nearshore coastal waters, including lagoons, wetlands, tidal fresh water, shores, and beaches.
  • Accepts original research, reviews and perspectives, techniques, comments, and management applications.
  • Features topical collections and articles on key topics.
  • Encourages submissions that support and advance the UN's sustainable development goals, specifically SDG 14 Life Below Water and SDG 15 Life on Land.

Co-Editor-in-Chief
  • Linda A. Deegan,
  • Paul Montagna
Impact factor
2.7 (2022)
5 year impact factor
2.8 (2022)
Submission to first decision (median)
12 days
Downloads
527,272 (2023)

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    The Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation

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Electronic ISSN
1559-2731
Print ISSN
1559-2723
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  1. AGRICOLA
  2. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  3. BFI List
  4. BIOSIS
  5. Baidu
  6. Biological Abstracts
  7. CAB Abstracts
  8. CLOCKSS
  9. CNKI
  10. CNPIEC
  11. Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)
  12. Current Contents/Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences
  13. Dimensions
  14. EBSCO
  15. EMBiology
  16. Engineering Village – GEOBASE
  17. Google Scholar
  18. JSTOR
  19. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  20. Naver
  21. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  22. Portico
  23. ProQuest
  24. SCImago
  25. SCOPUS
  26. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  27. Semantic Scholar
  28. TD Net Discovery Service
  29. UGC-CARE List (India)
  30. Wanfang
  31. Zoological Record
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