Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Fish Pathology
ISSN 0388-788X · eISSN 1881-7335 · Japanese Society of Fish Pathology · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Fish Pathology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; fully open access; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fish Pathology is published by Japanese Society of Fish Pathology 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 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 47.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Information not localized
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology30.8%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic SpeciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.2%
- Identification and Quantification in FoodBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.9%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5.3%
- Animal Virus Infections StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Vibrio bacteria research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.1%
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
- 0.38LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 827OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.05OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.83%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 11LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,986 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2025 | 28 | 28 | 18 |
| 2024 | 20 | 20 | 41 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 56 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 28 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 157 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. Model summary
Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Promotion of open access
Open access policy: free access to articles and specified conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Model summary
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society of Fish Pathology
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0388-788X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-7335
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fish Pathology
What CAS zone is Fish Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fish Pathology 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 Fish Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Fish Pathology?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; 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 Fish Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fish Pathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fish Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Fish Pathology is a fully open-access 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: .