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Aquaculture International

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany

ISSN0967-6120eISSN1573-143X

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

0.601

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.902

Total Works

4,067

Total Citations

71,874

2yr Mean Citedness

2.68

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Aquaculture International is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes research on all aspects of aquaculture. Examines the biology, physiology, pathology and genetics of cultured aquatic species. Covers water quality, nutrition, feeding, stocking practices and the environmental impacts of aquacultural operations. Explores sustainable production techniques, bioengineering studies on the design and management of offshore and land-based systems. Focuses on the improvement of quality and marketing of farmed products, and on the sociological and societal impacts of aquaculture. Supports and advances the UN’s sustainable development goal SDG14 (Life below water). Publishes themed collections on aquaculture.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyBimonthly, 1997

StatusActive

Total Publications4,067

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

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

7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0967-6120 / 1573-143X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

peer-reviewed

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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

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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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Aquatic ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Fisheries

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquaculture disease management and microbiotaMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAquatic life and conservation