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Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica

Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences · China

ISSN1000-3207

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.299

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.423

Total Worksi

4,398

Total Citationsi

8,925

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.08

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica is a Chinese core journal, a Chinese science and technology core journal, a CSCD core journal, and a Scopus indexed journal. It publishes original research papers in Chinese with English abstracts, and review articles. The journal focuses on aquatic biology, covering topics such as aquatic ecosystems, aquatic organisms, aquaculture, and aquatic environmental protection. It aims to promote the development of aquatic biology research and its applications in China and internationally.

General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageChinese, English

1st Year Published—

FrequencyMonthly

StatusActive

Total Publications4,398

Publisher OrgScience Press

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1000-3207

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

Chinese, 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

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2021

110

2025

127

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 ScienceQ3

EcologyQ3

Water Science and TechnologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthFish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics

Frequently asked questions about Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica

Is Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica: it is indexed in 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 Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica?

Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.299.

Is Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica is indexed in Scopus.