On June 28, in the 2022 Journal Citation ReportTM (JCRTM) released by the internationally authoritative organization Clarivate Analytics, two English SCIE journals of Ocean University of China have achieved excellent results once again, with significant increases in their impact factors and percentile rankings within their respective disciplines.

The Journal of Ocean University of China (JOUC) achieved an impact factor (IF) of 1.6, reaching a new high and experiencing a 35.7% increase compared to the 2021 IF (1.179). It entered the Q3 zone in the field of marine science in the JCR rankings, showing a steady improvement in academic indicators.

The Marine Life Science & Technology (MLST) journal, jointly hosted by OUC and Laoshan Laboratory, achieved an IF of 5.7, also reaching a new high. MLST was included in SCIE in 2021, and in June 2022, its first impact factor was 5.0, representing a 14% growth compared to the previous year. It has shown steady improvement in JCR academic indicators.

MLST is categorized under Marine & Freshwater Biology in JCR. In this field, the IFs of many journals have shown a downward trend this year, with the IF of the 10th-ranked journal being only 3.6. However, MLST's IF has maintained strong growth, placing it among the top 5 journals in the 106 journals of Marine & Freshwater Biology and continuing to maintain its position in the Q1 zone. This brings it one step closer to achieving the goal of becoming a flagship journal in the field.