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Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Wiley-Blackwell · United States

ISSN1749-7345

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total65

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

0.828

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.068

Total Works

3,134

Total Citations

72,621

2yr Mean Citedness

2.59

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Journal of the World Aquaculture Society publishes research on aquaculture, aquatic plants, and aquatic animals. It focuses on technological innovations and solutions for the growth of global aquaculture, including sustainable production, nutrition, disease, genetics and breeding, and physiology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 96 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications3,134

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~21 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1749-7345

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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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?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ1

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Fisheries

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquaculture disease management and microbiotaReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesCrustacean biology and ecologyMarine and fisheries researchAquatic life and conservationPhysiological and biochemical adaptations