Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Aquatic Biology
ISSN 1864-7790 · Inter-Research · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2007
Aquatic Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.87; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 5 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aquatic Biology is published by Inter-Research 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 and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 29.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
AB publishes rigorously refereed and carefully selected Feature Articles, Research Articles, Reviews and Notes, as well as Comments/Reply Comments (for details see MEPS 228:1), Theme Sections, Opinion Pieces (previously called 'As I See It') (for details consult the Guidelines for Authors) concerned with the biology, physiology, biochemistry and genetics (including the ’omics‘) of all aquatic organisms under laboratory and field conditions, and at all levels of organisation and investigation. Areas covered include: -Biological aspects of biota: Evolution and speciation; life histories; biodiversity, biogeography and phylogeography; population genetics; biological connectedness between marine and freshwater biota; paleobiology of aquatic environments; invasive species. -Biochemical and physiological aspects of aquatic life; synthesis and conversion of organic matter (mechanisms of auto- and heterotrophy, digestion, respiration, nutrition); thermo-, ion, osmo- and volume-regulation; stress and stress resistance; metabolism and energy budgets; non-genetic and genetic adaptation. -Species interactions: Environment–organism and organism–organism interrelationships; predation: defenses (physical and chemical); symbioses. -Molecular biology of aquatic life. -Behavior: Orientation in space and time; migrations; feeding and reproductive behavior; agonistic behavior. -Toxicology and water-quality effects on organisms; anthropogenic impacts on aquatic biota (e.g. pollution, fisheries); stream regulation and restoration. -Theoretical biology: mathematical modelling of biological processes and species interactions. -Methodology and equipment employed in aquatic biological research; underwater exploration and experimentation. -Exploitation of aquatic biota: Fisheries; cultivation of aquatic organisms: use, management, protection and conservation of living aquatic resources. -Reproduction and development in marine, brackish and freshwater organisms
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science12.6%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9.8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences7.3%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences5.9%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences4.1%
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 |
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 |
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 |
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
- 0.87LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 602OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 4LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 809 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 38 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 73 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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 1,550 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 1,550 | 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
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1864-7790
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Biology
What CAS zone is Aquatic Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aquatic Biology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology. 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 Aquatic Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.87; CiteScore 2, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Aquatic Biology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Which databases index Aquatic Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aquatic Biology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Aquatic Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Aquatic Biology 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: .