Juniper Publishers-Oceanography Open Access Journal

  Is Juniper Publishers a Trusted Open Access Publisher in 2025? Complete Review & Insights In 2025, the open access publishing landscape continues to evolve rapidly, with more researchers, institutions, and funding bodies supporting free and unrestricted access to scientific knowledge. Among the many platforms in this growing ecosystem, Juniper Publishers has become a widely discussed name. But the central question remains: Can Juniper Publishers be considered a trusted open access publisher in 2025? This review explores the strengths, concerns, and overall credibility of Juniper Publishers to help authors make informed decisions. How Trust Is Measured in Academic Publishing To evaluate whether a publisher is trustworthy, several key criteria are considered across the scholarly community: 1. Editorial & Peer Review Standards A respected open access publisher must follow a structured peer review process, maintain transparency, and work with qualified editorial b...

  Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal Juniper Publishers Authored by:  Tayfun Kurt Abstract This study introduces a new integrated approach to drought susceptibility mapping in the Medina Region of Saudi Arabia by combining geomorphometric and hydrological indicators derived from high-resolution ALOS PALSAR DEM data. Using QGIS 3.42, key topographic parameters such as slope, aspect, Topographic Wetness Index (TWI), Stream Power Index (SPI), and the Drought Geomorphological Unit-based Index (Drought Index) were extracted and harmonized within a GIS-based Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework. The integrated analysis enabled the identification of spatial patterns of drought risk and delineation of high-susceptibility zones. The results offer actionable insights for targeted drought mitigation, sustainable water resource planning, and environmental management in hyper-arid regions where conventional climatic data are limited. This approach demonstrates th...

  Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal Juniper Publishers Authored by: Siyanbola A Omitoyin Abstract Fish stocks have been reported to have been depleted as a result of climate change impacts in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, Nigeria, where a large number of people depend on water bodies for their livelihood, this research therefore look into livelihood vulnerability of fisherfolks in the area to climate change and how they are coping and adapting to the changes brought by it. A Multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select a total of two hundred (200) fisherfolks within the regions, data collected were aggregated using a composite index and differential vulnerabilities LVI–IPCC was scaled from -1(least vulnerable) to 1 (most vulnerable). The result show that coastal fishing communities in Ilaje, had a higher livelihood vulnerability index (0.357) than the freshwater fishing communities (0.356), indicating relatively greater vulnerabil...

  Oceanography & Fisheries Open Access Journal Juniper Publishers Authored by: Yasser EL-Nahhal Abstract Dissolved organic matter affects optical characteristics of water in rivers, effluent wastewater and coastal sea water. It is a major part of carbon and nutrient cycles. This study investigated the temporal variations of fluorescent organic matter from Gapeau river water (RW), effluent wastewater (WW) and sea water (SW) using excitation-emission matrices (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy coupled with Parallel Factor Analysis (PARAFAC). Three campaigns using an autosampler collected samples of RW in Sept. 2016, SW in Oct. 2016 and WW in Nov. 2016. EEMs were collected on nonfiltered and filtered water sources and a t-test was used to investigate the impact of presence/absence of particulate organic matter. Moreover, t-test was used to investigate the impact of sunlight on fluorescence signal of these water sources. Two fluorescent components C1 and C2 of visible a...