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African Journal of Aquatic Science

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 2000

ISSN1727-9364

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

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?

336

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 317d

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.353

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.667

Total Worksi

1,128

Total Citationsi

16,949

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The African Journal of Aquatic Science is an international journal devoted to the study of the aquatic sciences, covering all African inland, estuarine, and other waters. It publishes original scientific papers and short articles in fields including limnology, hydrobiology, biodiversity, and integrates biological, chemical, physical, and socio-economic perspectives.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2000

FrequencyTwo Issues A Year, 2001-

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,128

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

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?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1727-9364

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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

603

2019

963

2020

363

2021

172

2022

123

2023

2024

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 ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorWater Quality and Pollution AssessmentFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyMarine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyFish biology, ecology, and behavior

Frequently asked questions about African Journal of Aquatic Science

Is African Journal of Aquatic Science a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for African Journal of Aquatic Science: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of African Journal of Aquatic Science?

African Journal of Aquatic Science 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 1.09.

Is African Journal of Aquatic Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

African Journal of Aquatic Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.