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Aquatic Invasions

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

ISSN1798-6540eISSN1818-5487
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
58
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q2+18
DOAJ Verified+15
Total58
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
0.607
H-Index
65
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.898
Total Works
1,112
Total Citations
26,282
2yr Mean Citedness
1.47
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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

⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
24
weeks to review
Slow · median is 15 wks
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionFinland
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year
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
Review Time~24 weeks
Acceptance Rate
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

8/12 · 67%
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
APC fees clearly disclosed?
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

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ2
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
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