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California Fish and Wildlife Journal
ISSN 2689-419X · eISSN 2689-4203 · California Department of Fish and Wildlife · United States
California Fish and Wildlife Journal: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.39; fully open access; APC about USD 750; review about 16 weeks (community reports); 23 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
California Fish and Wildlife Journal is published by California Department of Fish and Wildlife 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 40.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology and Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The California Fish and Wildlife Journal (CFWJ) welcomes submissions on the biology, ecology, and/or management of fish, wildlife, and plants in California and surrounding areas as well as manuscripts focused on new research tools and techniques relevant to conservation and management of the state's fish and wildlife resources. California is the most biodiverse state in the nation, and CFWJ prides itself in contributing to the conservation and management of the state's natural resources. Submissions are open to all researchers. No affiliation with CDFW is required. The Science Institute houses the Journal and supports its online presence and expansion of its state-wide reach and impacts. It also encourages the peer-reviewed journal to serve as a primary outlet for the CDFW science community to share their work. All information published in CFWJ is considered public domain. Preservation and archival by Portico. This is an open access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose. The views, opinions, and conclusions within the content of this publication are solely the authors’ and do not necessarily reflect those of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. For more information on types of manuscripts we accept, please see our submission guidelines.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editor-in-chief Ange Darnell BakerPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science17.1%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science12.6%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science10.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science6%
- Fire effects on ecosystemsEnvironmental Science5%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
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 | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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 | 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
- 0.39LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 94.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 17LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 225 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| 2025 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | 14 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 40 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 53 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | 227 |
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 16 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 16 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 750 | Yes | Public domain | |
| OpenAlex | USD 750 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 750 | Yes | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
All information published in CFWJ is considered public domain. Model summary
All information published in CFWJ is considered public domain.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access journal with broad user rights. Model summary
This is an open access journal. Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles in this journal, crawl them for indexing, pass them as data to software, or use them for any other lawful purpose.
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
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Country or region
- United States
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2689-419X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2689-4203
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about California Fish and Wildlife Journal
What CAS zone is California Fish and Wildlife Journal in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, California Fish and Wildlife Journal is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Fisheries / Zoology. 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 California Fish and Wildlife Journal?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.39; CiteScore 0.9, h-index 8.
How long does peer review take at California Fish and Wildlife Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 16 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.
Which databases index California Fish and Wildlife Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, California Fish and Wildlife Journal is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is California Fish and Wildlife Journal open access, and what is the APC?
California Fish and Wildlife Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .