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Journal of Freshwater Ecology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0270-5060eISSN2156-6941

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.374

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.485

Total Works

2,630

Total Citations

30,346

2yr Mean Citedness

1.08

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the ecology of freshwater ecosystems, including studies on fish health and parasites, macroinvertebrate communities, the impact of environmental stressors like pollution and agricultural runoff, and the molecular identification and conservation of aquatic species. Articles also cover water quality assessment, invasive species, and the dynamics of aquatic vegetation and protist communities.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 45 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,630

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelGold Open Access

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

📦 Long-term Preservation

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Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0270-5060 / 2156-6941

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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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?

LOCKSS, Portico, Scholars Portal, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyLimnology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsFish Biology and Ecology Studies