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Acta Aquatica

LPPM Universitas Malikussaleh – Indonesia · Indonesia · Est. 2014

ISSN2406-9825eISSN2614-3178

✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

Total52

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H-Indexi

Total Worksi

414

Total Citationsi

896

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.12

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Aims & Scope

Acta Aquatica: Aquatic Sciences Journal is a scientific open-access journal in the field of aquatic sciences, published periodically (April, August, and December) by the Institute of Research and Community Service (LPPM) Universitas Malikussaleh (Malikussaleh University) in cooperation with Department of Aquaculture Universitas Malikussaleh. Acta Aquatica publishes original research, overviews and reviews relating to aquatic environments (wetlands, freshwater and marine waters) and the border limits of these environmental systems and the impacts of human activities on the environmental systems. Acta Aquatica has a related study in aquatic biotechnology, aquatic renewable energy, aquatic bioecology, aquaculture, hydrology, biodiversity of aquatic biosphere, oceanology, exploitation and exploration technology of aquatic resources, fisheries product technology, aquatic microbiology, aquatic modelling, aquatic geographic information systems, and socio-economic of aquatic resources.

General Information

Country / RegionIndonesia

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

Frequency3 times a year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications414

OA Since2013

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble anonymous peer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

LPPM Universitas Malikussaleh – Indonesia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2406-9825 / 2614-3178

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Indexed in a trusted database?

DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double anonymous peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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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

2019

115

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.

Subject Classification

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquatic life and conservationMarine and Coastal EcosystemsFood and Agricultural SciencesFish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgriculture and Agroindustry StudiesCoastal Management and DevelopmentAgricultural and Environmental ManagementHeavy Metal Pollution RemediationIdentification and Quantification in Food

Frequently asked questions about Acta Aquatica

Is Acta Aquatica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Aquatica: it is indexed in DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 52/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Aquatica?

Acta Aquatica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.12.

Is Acta Aquatica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Aquatica is indexed in DOAJ.