Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Aquatic Science
Fisheries Aquatic Life
ISSN 2545-0255 · eISSN 2083-6139 · Sciendo · Poland
Fisheries Aquatic Life: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 21 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fisheries Aquatic Life is published by Sciendo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fisheries & Aquatic Lifeformerly: Archives of Polish Fisheries(ISSN 2545-0255, E-ISSN 2083-6139)Cite as: Fish. Aquat. LifeFisheries & Aquatic Life is an open access peer-reviewed journal which provides an advanced forum for studies related to aquatic research in the widest sense. Papers on fish biology, fisheries, and aquaculture issues are especially welcome in association with experimental studies. The journal publishes research articles, short communications, reviews, monographic papers and, occasionally, the proceedings of conferences and symposia.Archives of Polish Fisheries was renamed to Fisheries & Aquatic Life in 2018 and has been published continuously since 1992.Why subscribe and readhigh quality of scientific contributionsguarantees immediate world-wide visibilityavailable in print and electronic formatsWhy submitfast review and editing process,all article are reviewed by experts,Archives of Polish Fisheries provides open access to articles published through its web site,submitting and publishing your article is free of charge,language-correction services for authors from non-English speaking regions,using Early Bird, you have immediate online access to articles in their final form as soon as the proof has been corrected by the author. These articles may be cited by their DOI.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Aquatic Science
Editor-in-chief Andrzej KapustaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Poland 18, Germany 3, France 2, United States 1, Türkiye 1 (30 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science14.5%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.4%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology9.6%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.9%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
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CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 219/259 | 15th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 190OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.94OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 913 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 6 | 163 |
| 2025 | 21 | 21 | 316 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 365 |
| 2023 | 24 | 24 | 401 |
| 2022 | 21 | 21 | 384 |
| 2021 | 28 | 28 | 415 |
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 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- License & copyright Copyright 2026 © Paradigm. All rights reserved.
Currency:EUR €USD $GBP £ Terms of servicePrivacy policyEthical policiesAccessibility
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
- Sciendo
- Country or region
- Poland
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2545-0255
- Electronic ISSN
- 2083-6139
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fisheries Aquatic Life
How long does peer review take at Fisheries Aquatic Life?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. 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 Fisheries Aquatic Life based?
Of the 30 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Poland (18), Germany (3) and France (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fisheries Aquatic Life?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fisheries Aquatic Life is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Fisheries Aquatic Life open access, and what is the APC?
Fisheries Aquatic Life is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .