Journal profile · Zoology
Cybium
ISSN 0399-0974 · eISSN 2101-0315 · Societe Francaise d'Ichtyologie · FRANCE · Quarterly · Founded 1947
Cybium: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.49; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 35 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Cybium is published by Societe Francaise d'Ichtyologie 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 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Ichthyology and Marine Biology, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Cybium, the International Journal of Ichthyology, edited by the Société Française d’Ichtyologie, publishes original articles, review articles, summaries of theses, book reviews and information of interest to members of the Society and ichthyologists in general. Subjects covered include ichthyology in general, both basic and applied, and covers freshwater, marine and fossil fishes.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.2%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science12.1%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Identification and Quantification in FoodBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and BiodiversityEnvironmental Science3.9%
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 | 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 | 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 | Zoology | 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
- 0.49LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 35LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 80 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 44 |
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Societe Francaise d'Ichtyologie
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1947
- ISSN
- 0399-0974
- Electronic ISSN
- 2101-0315
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Cybium
What CAS zone is Cybium in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Cybium is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category 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 Cybium?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.49; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 12.
How long does peer review take at Cybium?
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 Cybium?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Cybium is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Cybium open access, and what is the APC?
Cybium is a subscription 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: .