Journal profile · FISHERIES-ZOOLOGY
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
ISSN 0046-9939 · Instituto de Pesca · BRAZIL · Semiannual
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.7; fully open access; APC about USD 300; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca is published by Instituto de Pesca and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 61.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish original articles of research and short communications in the following áreas: Fisheries, Aquaculture, Zootechnology, Limnology, Oceanography, Biology and Pathology of aquatic organisms. The publication depends on the approval of the Editorial Board, based on the peer review.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): FISHERIES-ZOOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science24.3%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology5.9%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.7%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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
- 0.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 128OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.72OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 901 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 | 26 | 2 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 13 |
| 2024 | 38 | 38 | 51 |
| 2023 | 39 | 39 | 98 |
| 2022 | 34 | 34 | 81 |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 148 |
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 ·
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — |
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
- Instituto de Pesca
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- Portuguese, English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0046-9939
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Boletim do Instituto de Pesca
What CAS zone is Boletim do Instituto de Pesca in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Boletim do Instituto de Pesca is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Fisheries / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Boletim do Instituto de Pesca?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.7; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Boletim do Instituto de Pesca?
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.
Which databases index Boletim do Instituto de Pesca?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Boletim do Instituto de Pesca is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Boletim do Instituto de Pesca open access, and what is the APC?
Boletim do Instituto de Pesca is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .