Journal profile · Fisheries
Fisheries Management and Ecology
ISSN 0969-997X · eISSN 1365-2400 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1994
Fisheries Management and Ecology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.9; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,430; median 206 days to acceptance (91 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 93 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fisheries Management and Ecology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 60.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fisheries Management and Ecology is a journal that aims to serve as a forum for applied studies and reviews of fishery management and ecology from across the world. Studies can span from small-scale artisanal fisheries to large-scale industrial fisheries in developing and developed countries. Studies of fishery management practices (harvest, habitat, or population manipulations), effects of fish stocking on management of fisheries, ecology and population dynamics of fish stocks that support fisheries, and fish stock assessments and associated methods are invited, if they are presented in an appropriately broad geographical, biological, or methodological scope to be of interest and utility for an international audience of fishery managers and ecologists. The Journal aims to: foster an understanding of the maintenance, development, and management of conditions under which fish populations and communities thrive, to conserve and enhance fish and their habitat; promote understanding of the duality of fisheries as valuable recreational and commercial resources, and as pivotal indicators of aquatic habitat quality and conservation status; facilitate the study and understanding of policy, management, operational, conservation, and ecological issues related to sustainable management of fisheries; increase awareness of ecologists to the needs of fisheries managers for information, techniques, tools, and concepts useful for managing fisheries; integrate ecological studies with all aspects of fisheries management; ensure that conservation of fisheries and their environments is a recurring theme in management of fisheries and aquatic ecosystems. Free Online Access in the Developing WorldAccess to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). NIH Public Access MandateFor those interested in the Wiley-Blackwell policy on the NIH Public Access Mandate, please visit our policy statement.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Editor-in-chief Michael HansenPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Spain 3, United States 2, Ireland 2, Italy 1, Poland 1 (9 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science28.7%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science18.4%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science2.7%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 2 |
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB 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
- 1.9LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.59LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 81OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,088OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.58OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 44.21%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 74LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 78Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 119,819Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,070 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 54 | 16 |
| 2025 | 93 | 59 | 103 |
| 2024 | 108 | 67 | 324 |
| 2023 | 79 | 55 | 448 |
| 2022 | 87 | 31 | 792 |
| 2021 | 67 | 26 | 682 |
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
206 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 264 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (91 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 221 days
- Sample
- 91 articles with submission and acceptance dates (200 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 review time (community reports)
- 12–24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 8 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 209 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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 4,430 / EUR 3,700 / GBP 2,950 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- Charged; see the journal's website for the amount
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)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship Authorship
All listed authors should have contributed to the manuscript substantially and have agreed to the final submitted version. Review editorial standards and scroll down for a description of authorship criteria. Changes in authorship will require that all authors, including those to be added or removed, agree to any proposed change and complete an authorship change form.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest Disclosure
You must disclose all conflicts of interest that might appear to affect your ability to present work objectively, such as financial interests (e.g., patent ownership, stock ownership, consultancies, or speaker’s fees), or personal, political, or religious interests. This should appear on the title page and not be included in the main document sent for review, in order to preserve author anonymity.…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Statement
Fisheries Management and Ecology expects that data supporting the results in the paper will be archived in an appropriate public repository. Authors are required to provide a data availability statement to describe the availability or the absence of shared data. Please select the data availability statement that is correct for your submission from Wiley’s Data Sharing policy. When data have been s…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
COPE Model summary
This journal follows the core practices of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and handles cases of research and publication misconduct accordingly (https://publicationethics.org/core-practices).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
CC-BY/CC-BY-NC/CC-BY-NC-ND Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, then credit must be shown in the contribution. The corresponding author is responsible for obtaining written permission to reproduce material "in print and other media" from the publisher of the original source, and for supplying Wiley with that permission upon submission. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & C…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal is a hybrid subscription journal that offers an open access option. You’ll have the option to choose to make your article open access after acceptance, which will be subject to an article publication charge (APC) To find out the APC pricing for Fisheries Management and Ecology, please view our Open Access page. You can also read more about APCs and whether you may be eligible for waiv…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 2. SUBMISSION AND PEER REVIEW
Double-anonymous peer review Model summary
After submission materials have been prepared in accordance with the Author Guidelines, manuscripts should be submitted online via the Research Exchange submission portal https://authors.wiley.com/journal/FME. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For help with submissions and pre-submission inquiries…
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 0969-997X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-2400
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fisheries Management and Ecology
What CAS zone is Fisheries Management and Ecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fisheries Management and Ecology 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 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fisheries Management and Ecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.9; CiteScore 4.1, h-index 81.
How long does peer review take at Fisheries Management and Ecology?
Based on the dates recorded on 91 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 206 days (interquartile range 140–264 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Fisheries Management and Ecology?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Fisheries Management and Ecology based?
Of the 9 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), United States (2) and Ireland (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fisheries Management and Ecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fisheries Management and Ecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fisheries Management and Ecology open access, and what is the APC?
Fisheries Management and Ecology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,430.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .