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North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 1981

ISSN1548-8675

SJR Q2✓ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.479

H-Indexi

113

SNIPi

0.713

Total Worksi

5,472

Total Citationsi

126,937

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.95

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Fisheries; Aquatic Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1981

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,472

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1548-8675

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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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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

148

1.6k

2019

161

1.3k

2020

180

1.2k

2021

132

706

2022

121

494

2023

103

239

2024

123

104

2025

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 ScienceQ2

EcologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Fisheries

Scopus Categories

Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine and fisheries researchFish Biology and Ecology StudiesHydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFish biology, ecology, and behaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationWater Quality and Resources StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesGenetic diversity and population structure

Frequently asked questions about North American Journal of Fisheries Management

Is North American Journal of Fisheries Management a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for North American Journal of Fisheries Management: 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 North American Journal of Fisheries Management?

North American Journal of Fisheries Management 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 0.95.

Is North American Journal of Fisheries Management indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

North American Journal of Fisheries Management is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of North American Journal of Fisheries Management?