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Fisheries Research

Elsevier B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0165-7836eISSN1872-6763

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.752

H-Indexi

143

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.986

Total Worksi

8,013

Total Citationsi

217,423

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Fisheries; Aquatic Science.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications8,013

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0165-7836 / 1872-6763

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

265

4.7k

2019

302

4.7k

2020

274

3.1k

2021

296

2.9k

2022

265

2023

281

1.2k

2024

317

364

2025

135

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Fisheries

Scopus Categories

Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies

Frequently asked questions about Fisheries Research

Is Fisheries Research a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fisheries Research: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fisheries Research?

Fisheries Research is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.98.

Is Fisheries Research indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fisheries Research is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fisheries Research?