Journal profile · Fisheries
Fish and Fisheries
ISSN 1467-2960 · eISSN 1467-2979 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Fish and Fisheries: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 6.27; hybrid open access; APC about USD 5,000; median 168 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly hard; 89 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fish and Fisheries is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, together about 55.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fish and Fisheries adopts a broad, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of fish biology and fisheries. It draws contributions in the form of major synoptic papers, syntheses, reviews, meta-analyses, and policy and methods papers that lay out new approaches, re-examine existing findings, methods or theory, and critically discuss papers and commentaries from diverse areas. Focal areas include fish biology (including ecology, behavior, evolutionary studies, molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, and physiology), the fisheries sciences (including social, economic, and policy aspects), aquaculture, and fish conservation. A paper in Fish and Fisheries must have a broad geographic and/or taxonomic scope and provide points of generic value that make it compelling to a wide range of readers. Original articles in Fish and Fisheries make syntheses of old or synoptic, long-term, or spatially widespread data and introduce or consolidate fresh concepts or theory. In addition, Ghoti articles present stimulating new ideas and commentary; Policy Perspectives present science-based policy perspectives; and Methods and Practices articles provide cutting-edge guidance on scientific methods or management practices. All articles published in Fish and Fisheries, regardless of article type, are selected and edited by the editorial team and fully peer reviewed.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Editor-in-chief Kai LorenzenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 9, Australia 6, United Kingdom 5, Canada 3, Finland 2 (31 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science25.5%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science18.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science3.3%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 6.27LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 6.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 12.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 12.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 12.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 173OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,091OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 4.78OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 69.61%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 76LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 77Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 470,776Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,739 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75 | 58 | 73 |
| 2025 | 89 | 76 | 350 |
| 2024 | 72 | 57 | 705 |
| 2023 | 93 | 69 | 1,641 |
| 2022 | 92 | 49 | 2,000 |
| 2021 | 113 | 67 | 3,500 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
168 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 130 days – 231 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 19 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 195 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (174 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly hardLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 14%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 10 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 19 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 5,000 / EUR 4,150 / GBP 3,300 | — | — |
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1467-2960
- Electronic ISSN
- 1467-2979
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 27, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fish and Fisheries
What CAS zone is Fish and Fisheries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fish and Fisheries is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Fisheries; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fish and Fisheries?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 6.27; CiteScore 12.7, h-index 173.
How long does peer review take at Fish and Fisheries?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 168 days (interquartile range 130–231 days); the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly hard”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 14% (2025). 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Fish and Fisheries based?
Of the 31 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (9), Australia (6) and United Kingdom (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fish and Fisheries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fish and Fisheries is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fish and Fisheries open access, and what is the APC?
Fish and Fisheries is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 5,000.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .