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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

National Research Council of Canada · Canada · Est. 1980

ISSN1205-7533

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.771

H-Indexi

250

SNIPi

0.907

Total Worksi

12,841

Total Citationsi

630,095

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.43

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Fisheries; Marine & Freshwater Biology; Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 154 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications12,841

Publisher OrgCanadian Science Publishing

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Submission Info

Peer Reviewpeer-reviewed

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

7/11 · 64%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Research Council of Canada

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1205-7533

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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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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

142

2.7k

2019

145

2.5k

2020

194

2.3k

2021

138

1.3k

2022

125

928

2023

133

477

2024

204

346

2025

134

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

FisheriesMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthSoil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyMarine and coastal ecosystems

Frequently asked questions about Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Is Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: 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 Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 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 1.43.

Is Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences?