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Fisheries and Aquatic Life

Sciendo · Germany · Est. 1995

ISSN2545-0255eISSN2545-059X

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

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 ↗

SJR Scorei

0.197

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.541

Total Worksi

168

Total Citationsi

404

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.57

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Fisheries & Aquatic Life is an open access peer-reviewed journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to aquatic research in the widest sense. Papers on fish biology, fisheries, and aquaculture issues are especially welcome in association with experimental studies. The journal publishes research articles, short communications, reviews, monographic papers and, occasionally, the proceedings of conferences and symposia.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1995

Frequency4 times per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications168

Publisher OrgDe Gruyter

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~20 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sciendo

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2545-0255 / 2545-059X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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?

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

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2025

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

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Aquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesFish Ecology and Management StudiesAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquaculture disease management and microbiotaMarine and fisheries researchReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesAquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityParasite Biology and Host InteractionsAquatic life and conservationEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Frequently asked questions about Fisheries and Aquatic Life

Is Fisheries and Aquatic Life a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fisheries and Aquatic Life: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Fisheries and Aquatic Life?

Fisheries and Aquatic Life is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.197.

Is Fisheries and Aquatic Life indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fisheries and Aquatic Life is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Fisheries and Aquatic Life?

How much does it cost to publish in Fisheries and Aquatic Life?

Fisheries and Aquatic Life is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.