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Fish and Shellfish Immunology

Academic Press · United States · Est. 1890

ISSN1095-9947

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

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

0.987

H-Index

189

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.971

Total Works

12,342

Total Citations

382,023

2yr Mean Citedness

2.87

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

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