Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Asian Fisheries Science
ISSN 0116-6514 · eISSN 2073-3720 · Asian Fisheries Society · Malaysia
Asian Fisheries Science: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 24 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Asian Fisheries Science is published by Asian Fisheries Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 44.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Asian Fisheries Science publishes articles on problems and issues in fisheries science, including aquaculture, in Asia and other continents that are relevant to the Asian region. Acceptable topics include aquatic ecosystem, population dynamics, resource assessment, fishing gear technology, fish processing, socioeconomics, farming systems, breeding, nutrition, fish health, pollution and aquatic resources management.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Food Science
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Malaysia 9, Philippines 5, Australia 4, Taiwan, China 3, India 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology14.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.1%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science7.5%
- Fisheries and Aquaculture StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology | Q3 | 341/491 | 30th |
| Aquatic Science | Q3 | 187/259 | 27th |
| Food Science | Q3 | 307/420 | 27th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 367OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.43OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,467 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 17 | 284 |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | 655 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 748 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | 840 |
| 2022 | 28 | 28 | 823 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 841 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-NC | |
| 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 websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, License & copyright, Open access
- AI use
AI use policy: manuscripts with AI < 20% considered acceptable; authors must state how they used AI in cover letter. Model summary
AFS considers manuscripts with AI < 20% as an acceptable level. We now require authors to state how they used AI in their cover letter.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship and role and contribution of authors
In the cover letter, provide the role and contribution of each author who has contributed substantially to the study (concept, design, analysis of data, drafting and revising the manuscript, grant). Those who assisted indirectly should be acknowledged. The corresponding author is responsible for ensuring that the descriptions are accurate and agreed by all authors. Authors are encouraged to use th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Authors should include this mandatory declaration of any competing interests. Conflicts of interest, if present, must be briefly stated. If the authors have no conflict of interests, the statement should read "The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest".
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright Transfer Form
Submitting Author, on behalf of all co-Authors from whom a written permission has been obtained, is required to provide consent to the terms of listed in AFS Copyright Transfer Form (CTF). The CTF will be executed electronically during acceptance of the galley proof of the manuscript for final publication. A copy of the CTF can be found here.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access journal
The Asian Fisheries Science (AFS) is an open access journal with NO publishing or processing fees. Full articles can be downloaded free of charge and should not be used for commercial purposes. All the articles published in AFS are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). Submitting author, on behalf of all co-authors, is required to fi…
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
- Asian Fisheries Society
- Country or region
- Malaysia
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0116-6514
- Electronic ISSN
- 2073-3720
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Fisheries Science
How long does peer review take at Asian Fisheries Science?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 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 Asian Fisheries Science based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Malaysia (9), Philippines (5) and Australia (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Fisheries Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Fisheries Science is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Asian Fisheries Science open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Fisheries Science 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .