Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
ISSN 0177-5103 · eISSN 1616-1580 · Inter-Research · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1985
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; hybrid open access; review 8–16 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 70 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms is published by Inter-Research 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 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species, together about 42.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
DAO publishes Research Articles, Reviews, and Notes, as well as Comments/Reply Comments (for details see DAO 48:161), Theme Sections and Opinion Pieces. For details consult the Guidelines for Authors. Papers may cover all forms of life - animals, plants and microorganisms - in marine, limnetic and brackish habitats. DAO's scope includes any research focusing on diseases in aquatic organisms, specifically: -Diseases caused by coexisting organisms, e.g. viruses, bacteria, fungi, protistans, metazoans; characterization of pathogens -Diseases caused by abiotic factors (critical intensities of environmental properties, including pollution)- Diseases due to internal circumstances (innate, idiopathic, genetic)- Diseases due to proliferative disorders (neoplasms)- Disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention- Molecular aspects of diseases- Nutritional disorders- Stress and physical injuries- Epidemiology/epizootiology- Parasitology- Toxicology- Diseases of aquatic organisms affecting human health and well-being (with the focus on the aquatic organism)- Diseases as indicators of humanity's detrimental impact on nature- Genomics, proteomics and metabolomics of disease- Immunology and disease prevention- Animal welfare- Zoonosis
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology24.4%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science11.3%
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic SpeciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.4%
- Invertebrate Immune Response MechanismsImmunology and Microbiology5.2%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology3.8%
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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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 | Veterinary Sciences | 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
- 1.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.34LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 89LetPub ·
- h-index
- 138OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,476OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.22OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 55LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,473 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 70 | 23 | 51 |
| 2024 | 66 | 22 | 166 |
| 2023 | 52 | 18 | 303 |
| 2022 | 74 | 31 | 425 |
| 2021 | 75 | 27 | 598 |
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)
- 8–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly 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
- Inter-Research
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1985
- ISSN
- 0177-5103
- Electronic ISSN
- 1616-1580
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Diseases of Aquatic Organisms
What CAS zone is Diseases of Aquatic Organisms in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Fisheries / Veterinary Sciences. 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 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 138.
How long does peer review take at Diseases of Aquatic Organisms?
Authors report an average review time of 8–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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 Diseases of Aquatic Organisms?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Diseases of Aquatic Organisms is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Diseases of Aquatic Organisms open access, and what is the APC?
Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 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: .