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Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization · Canada

ISSN0250-6408

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ Open Access

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High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.215

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.115

Total Works

534

Total Citations

17,140

2yr Mean Citedness

1.14

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science publishes research on the environmental, biological, economic, and social aspects of living marine resources and ecosystems in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. It focuses on fisheries science, including stock assessments, population dynamics, species interactions, and the impacts of climate change and human activities on marine populations and ecosystems. The journal also welcomes interdisciplinary and generally applicable fishery-related papers.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 3 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications534

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0250-6408

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2017

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2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

EcologyQ4

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine animal studies overview