Journal profile · Zoology
California fish and game
ISSN 0008-1078 · Department of Fish and Game · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1914
California fish and game: impact factor 0; hybrid open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
California fish and game is published by Department of Fish and Game. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 32.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
California Fish and Wildlife Journal is a peer-reviewed, scientific journal focused on the biology, ecology, and conservation of the flora and fauna of California and surrounding areas, and the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science15.7%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.2%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Ecology and biodiversity studiesEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.1%
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.13LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 72OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 93.1%LetPub ·
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 36 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access policy: books out of copyright or with publisher permission are available for preview or full text; public domain books can be downloaded as PDFs. Model summary
If the book is out of copyright, or the publisher has given us permission, you'll be able to see a preview of the book, and in some cases the entire text. If it's in the public domain, you're free to download a PDF copy.
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
- Department of Fish and Game
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1914
- ISSN
- 0008-1078
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about California fish and game
What is the impact factor of California fish and game?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at California fish and game?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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 California fish and game?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, California fish and game is indexed in Scopus.
Is California fish and game open access, and what is the APC?
California fish and game is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .