Journal profile · Fisheries
Fisheries
ISSN 0363-2415 · eISSN 1548-8446 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1976
Fisheries: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; review over 24 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 154 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2025, Fisheries is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://academic.oup.com/fisheries Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fisheries is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education, together about 50.5% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fisheries is a monthly magazine established in January 1976, by the American Fisheries Society (AFS), the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. Fisheries features peer-reviewed technical articles on all aspects of aquatic resource-related subjects, as well as professional issues, new ideas and approaches, education, economics, administration, and law. Issues contain features, essays, AFS news, current events, book reviews, editorials, letters, job notices, chapter activies, and a calendar of events.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science29.4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science15.1%
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationEnvironmental Science6%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Food Industry and Aquatic BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance3.2%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
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
- 2.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 775OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.16%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 51LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 24 | 12 |
| 2025 | 154 | 59 | 180 |
| 2024 | 167 | 60 | 152 |
| 2023 | 167 | 73 | 239 |
| 2022 | 169 | 30 | 393 |
| 2021 | 156 | 23 | 504 |
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 24 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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,500 | — | — |
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
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0363-2415
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-8446
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fisheries
What CAS zone is Fisheries in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fisheries is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Fisheries. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fisheries?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.88; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Fisheries?
Authors report an average review time of over 24 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 Fisheries?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fisheries is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Fisheries open access, and what is the APC?
Fisheries is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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: .