Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Acta Adriatica
ISSN 0001-5113 · eISSN 1846-0453 · Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries · CROATIA · Semiannual
Acta Adriatica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.33; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Adriatica is published by Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Ecology and Invasive Species, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Identification and Quantification in Food, together about 37.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
PUBLICATION INFORMATION ESSN: 1846-0453 ISSN: 0001-5113 Impact factor for 2025 = 1.3 Acta Adriatica is a diamond open-access, peer-reviewed international journal published continuously since 1932 by the Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries. The journal publishes scientific papers on all aspects of marine sciences related to the Mediterranean region. Acta Adriatica covers a broad range of topics related to the Mediterranean Sea, including: Biological, chemical and physical oceanography Marine ecology and biodiversity Fisheries and aquaculture Environmental and climate change including modelling Conservation biology and marine environmental management Marine geology All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found in accordance with the journal's scope and of acceptable content, to subsequent peer review by anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single blind and submission is online via Open Journal Systems software. Upon acceptance of the manuscript, authors must transfer copyright to the publisher. Contributions are published in online first format and later included in regularly printed issues (two issues published per year). Acta Adriatica is cited in the folowing databases:Agricola; Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts; CAB Abstracts; CNRS-INIST; Dialog; DOAJ; EBSCOhost; Fish & Fisheries Worldwide by NISC, South Africa; Georeference; HRČAK; ISI Web of Knowledge; Oceanic Abstracts; Pollution Abstracts; Proquest Referativnij Zhurnal; SCI Expanded; Scopus; Water Resources Abstracts; WoS-Web of Science; Zoological Record.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief Melita PEHARDA ULJEVIĆPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Croatia 32, Italy 6, United Kingdom 2, Greece 2, Slovenia 1 (43 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science14.4%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Identification and Quantification in FoodBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science9%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science6%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.9%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.33LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 56OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.31OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 16LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 45 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | 66 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 49 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | 75 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-SA |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted5, with length limits
- original articlecle types are published free of charge. Original articles should contain no more than 8000 words and about 60 references and have no more than 7 figures andmain text ≤ 8,000 words
- original articlesa) Original articlesLength not stated
- reviewno more than 7 figures and 4 tables. A review should contain between 10000 and 15000 words and about 120 references. Short communication should be lesmain text ≤ 15,000 words
- short communicationd 15000 words and about 120 references. Short communication should be less than 4000 words with a maximum of 3 figures or tables and about 20 referencmain text ≤ 4,000 words
- short communicationsc) Short communicationsLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use POLICIES REGARDING THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)
AI tools cannot be authors; authors fully responsible for AI-generated content. Model summary
We have updated these policies in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) position statement and European Association of Science Editors (EASE) recommendations, emphasizing that "authors are fully responsible for the content of their manuscript, even those parts produced by an AI tool, and are thus liable for any breach of publication ethics".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author contributions
We encourage authors to provide a very brief description of each author's contribution to the research in their cover letter, preferably using the CrediT roles (Conceptualization; Data curation; Formal analysis; Funding acquisition; Investigation; Methodology; Project administration; Resources; Software; Supervision; Validation; Visualization; Roles/Writing - original draft; Writing - review & edi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Journal Acta Adriatica is an Open Access journal. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, redistribute, print, search and link to material, and alter, transform, or build upon the material, or use them for any other lawful purpose as long as they attribute the source in an appropriate manner according to the CC BY-SA license. Upon acceptance of the manuscript, authors must transfer copyright to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No publication fees (free of charge). Model summary
All article types are published free of charge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
- Country or region
- CROATIA
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0001-5113
- Electronic ISSN
- 1846-0453
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 67, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Adriatica
What CAS zone is Acta Adriatica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Adriatica is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Oceanography. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Adriatica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.33; CiteScore 2, h-index 19.
How long does peer review take at Acta Adriatica?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Adriatica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Adriatica based?
Of the 43 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Croatia (32), Italy (6) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Adriatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Adriatica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Adriatica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Adriatica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .