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Aquatic Biology

Inter-Research · Germany · Est. 2003

ISSN1864-7790eISSN1864-7782

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q4. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.204

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.274

Total Worksi

804

Total Citationsi

22,952

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.47

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Marine & Freshwater Biology; Aquatic Science; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Oceanography.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

Annual Volume~ 6 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications804

Publisher OrgInter-Research

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~22 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

CLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Inter-Research

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1864-7790 / 1864-7782

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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?

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

Citations received

321

2019

141

2020

2021

2022

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 ScienceQ4

EcologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

OceanographyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine and fisheries researchFish Ecology and Management StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesCoral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesMarine and coastal plant biologyMarine animal studies overviewMarine and coastal ecosystemsAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthCrustacean biology and ecology

Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Biology

Is Aquatic Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Aquatic Biology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Aquatic Biology?

Aquatic Biology 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 Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

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

What is the aims and scope of Aquatic Biology?