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Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Springer Science and Business Media B.V. · Netherlands

ISSN0920-1742eISSN1573-5168

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.659

H-Indexi

119

SNIPi

0.854

Total Worksi

4,044

Total Citationsi

114,152

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.39

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry is an international journal focusing on all physiological aspects of fishes. Prioritizes mechanistic studies from an environmental and evolutionary perspective. Covers all levels of biological organization, from molecular to whole organismal. Encourages submissions in biochemistry, structure of organisms, and various aspects of homeostasis. Offers diverse categories of articles including full papers, brief communications, reviews, and editorial comments

General Information

Country / RegionNetherlands

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyFour No. A Year, 2004-

StatusActive

Total Publications4,044

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

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

6/11 · 55%

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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?

0920-1742 / 1573-5168

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

146

3.5k

2019

161

3.4k

2020

128

2.3k

2021

133

1.7k

2022

126

1.1k

2023

143

844

2024

193

530

2025

151

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

BiochemistryQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

PhysiologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biochemistry & Molecular BiologyFisheriesPhysiology

Scopus Categories

BiochemistryPhysiologyAquatic ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsFish Ecology and Management Studies

Frequently asked questions about Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Is Fish Physiology and Biochemistry a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fish Physiology and Biochemistry: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fish Physiology and Biochemistry?

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 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 2.39.

Is Fish Physiology and Biochemistry indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.