Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Crustaceana
ISSN 0011-216X · eISSN 1568-5403 · Brill Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS · Monthly · Founded 1960
Crustaceana: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.62; hybrid open access; review 4–8 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 66 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Crustaceana is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Crustacean biology and ecology, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Marine and fisheries research, together about 46.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Crustaceana is a leading journal in the world on crustacean research, including the latest papers from all branches of zoology. It provides up-to-date information on aspects such as taxonomy, zoogeography, ecology, physiology, anatomy, genetics, palaeontology, and biometry, and covers all groups of Crustacea. Boasting a large international circulation, Crustaceana provides its readers with an abstract for each article.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science23%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.6%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science5.8%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.62LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 68OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,032OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.62OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.22%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 60LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,532 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 6 | 8 |
| 2025 | 66 | 8 | 19 |
| 2024 | 94 | 19 | 112 |
| 2023 | 94 | 56 | 158 |
| 2022 | 84 | 12 | 200 |
| 2021 | 98 | 15 | 293 |
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)
- 4–8 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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1960
- ISSN
- 0011-216X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5403
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Crustaceana
What CAS zone is Crustaceana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Crustaceana 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 Crustaceana?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.62; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 68.
How long does peer review take at Crustaceana?
Authors report an average review time of 4–8 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 Crustaceana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Crustaceana is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Crustaceana open access, and what is the APC?
Crustaceana 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .