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Environmental Biology of Fishes

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0378-1909eISSN1573-5133

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

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?

213

days submission → published

measured · last 19 articles · accept 203d

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.545

H-Indexi

143

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.676

Total Worksi

6,161

Total Citationsi

175,857

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.19

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Environmental Biology of Fishes is an international journal that focuses on the study of marine and freshwater fishes. The journal emphasizes the relationship between fishes and their external and internal environment. The journal’s primary focus is on the ecology, life history, epigenetics, behavior, physiology, morphology and evolution of marine and freshwater fishes.

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly, <1990->

StatusActive

Total Publications6,161

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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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?

Springer Science and Business Media B.V.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0378-1909 / 1573-5133

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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

107

1.3k

2019

110

1.1k

2020

145

1.1k

2021

188

1.4k

2022

120

486

2023

150

373

2024

144

114

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchFish Biology and Ecology StudiesFish biology, ecology, and behaviorIchthyology and Marine Biology

Frequently asked questions about Environmental Biology of Fishes

Is Environmental Biology of Fishes a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Environmental Biology of Fishes: 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 Environmental Biology of Fishes?

Environmental Biology of Fishes 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 1.19.

Is Environmental Biology of Fishes indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Environmental Biology of Fishes is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.