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International Journal of Aquatic Biology

Iranian Society of Ichthyology · Iran · Est. 2013

ISSN2322-5270

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.201

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.369

Total Worksi

683

Total Citationsi

2,087

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.09

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

IJAB publishes original research articles, high quality reviews and technical notes/short communication covering all aspects of biology of organisms living in marine and fresh waters. The main emphasis of IJAB lies in experimental work, both from the laboratory and the field.

General Information

Country / RegionIran

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

FrequencyBimonthly

StatusActive (last: 2024)

Total Publications683

Publisher OrgUniversity of Tehran

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2012

Visit Journal Website

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Iranian Society of Ichthyology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2322-5270

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

185

2019

247

2020

106

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

Scopus Categories

OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic ScienceEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquaculture disease management and microbiotaFish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyMarine and fisheries researchAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityFish biology, ecology, and behaviorIdentification and Quantification in Food

Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Aquatic Biology

Is International Journal of Aquatic Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for International Journal of Aquatic Biology: it is indexed in 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 International Journal of Aquatic Biology?

International Journal of Aquatic Biology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.201.

Is International Journal of Aquatic Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

International Journal of Aquatic Biology is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.