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Aquatic Invasions

Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre · Finland · Est. 2006

ISSN1798-6540eISSN1818-5487
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q1
SJR · Scopus
Top 25% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.705
H-Indexi
65
SNIPi
0.898
Total Worksi
1,112
Total Citationsi
26,282
2yr Mean Citednessi
1.47
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Aquatic Invasionse-ISSN: 1818-5487Frequency: QuarterlyURL: http://www.aquaticinvasions.netDOI: 10.3391/aiPublisher: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre - REABIC, PL 3, 00981 Helsinki, FINLANDAims and ScopeAquatic Invasionsis an open access, peer-reviewed international journal focusing on academic research of biological invasions in both inland and coastal water ecosystems from around the world.It was established in 2006 as initiative of the International Society of Limnology (SIL) Working Group on Aquatic Invasive Species (WGAIS) with start-up funding from the European Commission Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Integrated ProjectALARM.Aquatic Invasionsis an official journal ofInternational Association for Open Knowledge on Invasive Alien Species (INVASIVESNET).Aquatic Invasionsprovides a forum for professionals involved in research of aquatic non-native species, including a focus on the following:� Patterns of non-native species dispersal, including range extensions with global change� Trends in new introductions and establishment of non-native species� Population dynamics of non-native species� Ecological and evolutionary impacts of non-native species� Behaviour of invasive and associated native species in invaded areas� Prediction of new invasions� Advances in non-native species identification and taxonomyOpen Access PolicyAquatic Invasionsis an Open Access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with theBOAIdefinition of Open Access.The Open Access (OA) policy ofAquatic Invasionsmeans that authors retain the copyright of their articles, which can be copied, downloaded and freely distributed within society (please see Copyright statement

General Information

Country / RegionFinland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2025)
Total Publications1,112
Publisher OrgRegional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)
OA Since2005
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1798-6540 / 1818-5487
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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
50
775
2019
48
693
2020
41
300
2021
35
445
2022
31
203
2023
26
85
2024
29
34
2025
13
66
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
Water Science and TechnologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Water Science and TechnologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchCrustacean biology and ecologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsMarine Biology and Environmental ChemistryMarine and fisheries researchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies

Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Invasions

Is Aquatic Invasions a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aquatic Invasions: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Aquatic Invasions?

Aquatic Invasions 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 1.47.

Is Aquatic Invasions indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Aquatic Invasions is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Aquatic Invasions?

Aquatic Invasionse-ISSN: 1818-5487Frequency: QuarterlyURL: http://www.aquaticinvasions.netDOI: 10.3391/aiPublisher: Regional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre - REABIC, PL 3, 00981 Helsinki, FINLANDAims and ScopeAquatic Invasionsis an open access, peer-reviewed international journal focusing on academic research of biological invasions in both inland and coastal water ecosystems from around the world.It was established in 2006 as initiative of the International Society of Limnology (SIL) Working Group on Aquatic Invasive Species (WGAIS) with start-up funding from the European Commission S

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref