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Water Biology and Security

KeAi Communications Co. · China · Est. 2021

ISSN2772-7351

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 25% in field

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

SJR Scorei

1.126

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

358

Total Citationsi

2,077

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.99

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Water Biology and Security publishes original research on all aspects of water biology relating to aquatic organisms and water security. Its scope includes water biology, aquatic biotechnology, biodiversity and conservation, water ecology, environment protection, and aquatic products.

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General Information

Country / RegionChina

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2021

Annual Volume~ 83 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications358

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2021

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Koninklijke BibliotheekPorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/11 · 91%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

KeAi Communications Co.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2772-7351

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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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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Koninklijke Bibliotheek, Portico, 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

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

180

2021

1.1k

2022

483

2023

490

2024

135

238

2025

152

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q1

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Aquatic ScienceQ1

Water Science and TechnologyQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Environmental SciencesFisheriesMarine & Freshwater Biology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Water Science and TechnologyAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesAquaculture disease management and microbiotaAquaculture Nutrition and GrowthMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyFish Biology and Ecology StudiesAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsFish biology, ecology, and behaviorMicroplastics and Plastic PollutionEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies

Frequently asked questions about Water Biology and Security

Is Water Biology and Security a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Water Biology and Security: it is indexed in Web of Science, 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 Water Biology and Security?

Water Biology and Security 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 1.99.

Is Water Biology and Security indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Water Biology and Security is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.