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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

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total50

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.065

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

358

Total Citations

2,077

2yr Mean Citedness

1.99

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

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

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

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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10/12 · 83%

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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?

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?

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

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

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