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Fisheries

Oxford University Press · United States

ISSN0363-2415eISSN1548-8446

SJR Q2✓ 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

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⚡ 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 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.61

H-Indexi

114

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.101

Total Worksi

4,114

Total Citationsi

58,282

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.59

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Fisheries; Aquatic Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, Jan 1993-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,114

Publisher OrgWiley

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0363-2415 / 1548-8446

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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

182

969

2019

190

950

2020

156

492

2021

169

364

2022

167

219

2023

167

133

2024

154

134

2025

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 ScienceQ2

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Fisheries

Scopus Categories

Nature and Landscape ConservationAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchConservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationFood Industry and Aquatic BiologyCoastal and Marine Management

Frequently asked questions about Fisheries

Is Fisheries a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fisheries: 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?

Fisheries 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 0.59.

Is Fisheries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fisheries is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Fisheries?

Subject areas: Fisheries; Aquatic Science; Nature and Landscape Conservation.

Fisheries

Aims & Scope

General Information

Submission Info

Ethics & Quality

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

Publication & Citation Trend

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Subject Classification

Frequently asked questions about Fisheries

Is Fisheries a predatory journal?

What is the impact factor of Fisheries?

Is Fisheries indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

What is the aims and scope of Fisheries?

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