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Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1890

ISSN1095-9947

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 25% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.006

H-Indexi

189

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.971

Total Worksi

12,342

Total Citationsi

382,023

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.87

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Fish and Shellfish Immunology publishes studies on the basic mechanisms of specific and non-specific defense systems in fish and shellfish. It covers the cells, tissues, and humoral factors involved, their dependence on environmental and intrinsic factors, response to pathogens, response to vaccination, and applied studies on vaccine development for aquaculture.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1890

FrequencyEight No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,342

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Academic Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1095-9947

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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

1.1k

30k

2019

677

18k

2020

383

9.7k

2021

756

13k

2022

733

8.6k

2023

660

4.5k

2024

891

1.6k

2025

416

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 ScienceQ1

Immunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Q1

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q1

Environmental ChemistryQ2

ImmunologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

FisheriesImmunologyMarine & Freshwater BiologyVeterinary Sciences

Scopus Categories

ImmunologyImmunology and Microbiology (miscellaneous)Aquatic ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)Environmental Chemistry

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaInvertebrate Immune Response MechanismsAquaculture Nutrition and Growthinterferon and immune responsesImmune Response and InflammationAntimicrobial Peptides and ActivitiesVibrio bacteria research studiesPhysiological and biochemical adaptationsParasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequently asked questions about Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Is Fish and Shellfish Immunology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fish and Shellfish Immunology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fish and Shellfish Immunology?

Fish and Shellfish Immunology 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 2.87.

Is Fish and Shellfish Immunology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fish and Shellfish Immunology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.