Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
ISSN 0102-6712 · eISSN 2179-975X · Brazilian Society of Limnology · Brazil
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia: fully open access; no APC; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 42 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia is published by Brazilian Society of Limnology. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Fish biology, ecology, and behavior and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 44.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
A Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia (ALB) é o periódico oficial da Associação Brasileira de Limnologia (ABLimno) e tem como objetivo publicar trabalhos originais em Limnologia, compreendendo os aspectos físicos, químicos e biológicos da ciência Ecologia de Águas Continentais. Breve Histórico O volume 1, número 1 da Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia foi publicada em 1986 após o primeiro Congresso Brasileiro de Limnologia realizado no mesmo ano. O periódico é mantido pela Associação Brasileira de Limnologia, sociedade sem fins lucrativos, que foi fundada em julho de 1982 (com o nome Sociedade Brasileira de Limnologia) e tem em seu estatuto a missão de divulgar o conhecimento científico da área de Limnologia por meio de um periódico científico. Os primeiros números do periódico tiveram periodicidade bianual sendo publicada após a realização dos congressos. A partir de 1992 o periódico passou a ser publicado anualmente. Entre 1998 e 2001 foram publicados dois números por ano, em 2002 e 2003 três números por ano e a partir de 2004 quatro números por ano. A partir de 2016 o periódico passou a publicar um volume por ano em fluxo contínuo. O título abreviado do periódico é Acta Limnol. Bras. (Online), que deve ser usado em bibliografias, notas de rodapé, referências e legendas bibliográficas. Acesso Aberto Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia segue o modelo de Acesso Aberto (Open Acess), permitindo o acesso virtual, sem restrição (incluindo restrições financeiras), a todos os textos científicos publicados pelo periódico. Acesso aberto é a condição em que o detentor dos direitos autorais de um trabalho acadêmico concede direitos de uso a terceiros usando uma licença aberta (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), permitindo acesso gratuito imediato ao trabalho e autorizando qualquer usuário a ler, baixar, copiar, distribuir, imprimir, pesquisar ou vincular os textos completos dos artigos, rastreá-los para indexação, passá-los como dados para software ou usá-los para qualquer outra finalidade legal. Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta A ALB segue o modelo Diamond Open Access. Os leitores podem acessar, baixar, reproduzir, copiar, distribuir e imprimir os artigos publicados, na íntegra, sem custo e a ALB também não cobra taxa para publicação. Os autores são encorajados a disponibilizar os dados de pesquisa diretamente no artigo ou em repositórios de acesso aberto, afim de permitir a replicabilidade dos estudos. Mais informações sobre dados de pesquisa estão presentes no item “Instruçõe
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 24, United States 2, Argentina 1 (27 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science18.7%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science13.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science9.8%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science8.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.4%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
SciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 34OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 258OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.03OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 746 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| 2025 | 42 | 42 | 31 |
| 2024 | 49 | 49 | 85 |
| 2023 | 34 | 34 | 136 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 139 |
| 2021 | 36 | 36 | 194 |
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)
- about 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Authors, reviewers, and editors must always disclose any conflicts of interest, should they arise, during the manuscript review process. Conflicts of interest of a personal, academic, professional, political, or financial nature may impact decision-making throughout the editorial process. Authors should include a statement denying conflicts of interest in the cover letter. Reviewers and editors sh…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia adheres to the COPE guidelines regarding Ethics Policies and Misconduct. When information contained in the main sections of published articles (Introduction, Materials and Methods, Results, and Conclusion) needs to be revised due to discrepancies or errors, an Erratum linked to the article in question will be published. Readers may contact the editorial team to report…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published by Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia retain the copyright to their works, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 license, which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, as long as the original work is properly cited. Authors grant the journal the right of first publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia follows the Open Access model, allowing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties through an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), allowing immediate free access to the …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The manuscripts, submitted through the SciELO submission system (https://submission.scielo.br/index.php/alb/login), will first be checked for language, presentation, and style. Scientists who use English as a foreign language are strongly recommended to have their manuscript read by a native English−speaking colleague. Manuscripts are initially evaluated by the Editor-in-Chief. As long as it adher…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
A Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia não recomenda a publicação de artigos em servidores de preprints por parte dos autores. No caso em que os autores optem por esta forma de publicação, sugerimos utilizar o SciELO Preprints, informando o link de acesso no Formulário sobre Conformidade com a Ciência Aberta.
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
- Brazilian Society of Limnology
- Country or region
- Brazil
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0102-6712
- Electronic ISSN
- 2179-975X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia
How long does peer review take at Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia based?
Of the 27 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (24), United States (2) and Argentina (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia is a fully open-access journal. It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .