Journal profile · FISHERIES-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Aquaculture Environment Interactions
ISSN 1869-215X · eISSN 1869-7534 · Inter-Research · GERMANY
Aquaculture Environment Interactions: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.39; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aquaculture Environment Interactions is published by Inter-Research and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 43.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AEI presents rigorously refereed and carefully selected Research Articles, Reviews and Notes, as well as Comments/Reply Comments (for details see MEPS 228:1), Theme Sections and Opinion Pieces. For details consult the Guidelines for Authors. Papers may be concerned with interactions between aquaculture and the environment from local to ecosystem scales, at all levels of organisation and investigation. Areas covered include: -Pollution and nutrient inputs; bio-accumulation and impacts of chemical compounds used in aquaculture. -Effects on benthic and pelagic assemblages or processes that are related to aquaculture activities. -Interactions of wild fauna (invertebrates, fishes, birds, mammals) with aquaculture activities; genetic impacts on wild populations. -Parasite and pathogen interactions between farmed and wild stocks. -Comparisons of the environmental effects of traditional and organic aquaculture. -Introductions of alien species; escape and intentional releases (seeding) of cultured organisms into the wild. -Effects of capture-based aquaculture (ranching). -Interactions of aquaculture installations with biofouling organisms and consequences of biofouling control measures. -Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture; comparisons of re-circulation and ‘open’ systems. -Effects of climate change and environmental variability on aquaculture activities. -Modelling of aquaculture–environment interactions; assessment of carrying capacity. -Interactions between aquaculture and other industries (e.g. tourism, fisheries, transport). -Policy and practice of aquaculture regulation directed towards environmental management; site selection, spatial planning, Integrated Coastal Zone Management, and eco-ethics.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): FISHERIES-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science20%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science12.4%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science11.4%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.8%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science7.6%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences3.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 2 |
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
- 2.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.05LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 387OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 18LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 544 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 17 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 23 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 72 |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 201 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | 279 |
| 2021 | 38 | 38 | 610 |
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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 2,500 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 2,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 2,000 | Yes | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Inter-Research
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1869-215X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1869-7534
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aquaculture Environment Interactions
What CAS zone is Aquaculture Environment Interactions in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aquaculture Environment Interactions is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Fisheries / Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Aquaculture Environment Interactions?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.39; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 58.
How long does peer review take at Aquaculture Environment Interactions?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Aquaculture Environment Interactions?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aquaculture Environment Interactions is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Aquaculture Environment Interactions open access, and what is the APC?
Aquaculture Environment Interactions is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .