Journal profile · Fisheries
Fisheries Science
ISSN 0919-9268 · eISSN 1444-2906 · Springer Japan · JAPAN · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Fisheries Science: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,490; median 151 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 106 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fisheries Science is published by Springer Japan 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 Nutrition and Growth, Marine and fisheries research and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 35.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fisheries Science is an international journal published by the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science (JSFS), established in 1932. The journal seeks to contribute to the advancement and promotion of fisheries science to international readers through the publication of basic and applied research articles in a broad range of subject areas relevant to fisheries science, including fisheries, biology, aquaculture, environment, chemistry and biochemistry, food science and technology, and social science. All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two experts in the field of the submitted paper. Fisheries Science is published six times annually and includes more than 100 articles per volume.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Japan 41, Thailand 4, Mainland China 2, South Korea 1, Spain 1 (51 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science10.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology7.2%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.5%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Meat and Animal Product QualityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
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 |
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
INSPECCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.4Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 57LetPub ·
- h-index
- 88OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,824OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.52OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 14.29%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 102LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 297,300Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 7,554 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 80 | 37 | 11 |
| 2025 | 106 | 27 | 155 |
| 2024 | 95 | 25 | 260 |
| 2023 | 87 | 27 | 383 |
| 2022 | 85 | 23 | 401 |
| 2021 | 91 | 25 | 712 |
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
151 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 102 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 27 days (103 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 179 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (209 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 ·
- Submission to first decision
- 23 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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 2,490 / EUR 3,890 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | JPY 7,600 / JPY 4,000 | — | — |
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)
- Page charges
- JPY 4,000
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 prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted2
- original articlesTwo types of papers are accepted by the editors: Original Articles, and Reviews.Length not stated
- reviewsTwo types of papers are accepted by the editors: Original Articles, and Reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Open access, Peer review, Plagiarism, Self-archiving
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Competing Interests
Authors are requested to disclose interests that are directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Interests within the last 3 years of beginning the work (conducting the research and preparing the work for submission) should be reported. Interests outside the 3-year time frame must be disclosed if they could reasonably be perceived as influencing the submitted work. Disclo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Availability Section
In order to promote the findability, reproducibility, reusability, and trust in published results, Fisheries Science recommends that authors include a data availability statement in their manuscript. Authors may use and modify the sample statements provided below according to their data availability conditions. Authors also have the option of not including a data availability statement in their ma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Fisheries Science, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All manuscripts are subject to peer review. Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Plagiarism screening via CrossCheck. Model summary
Submissions to Fisheries Science are now being checked for plagiarism via CrossCheck.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may suggest or exclude reviewers. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
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
- Springer Japan
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 0919-9268
- Electronic ISSN
- 1444-2906
- Society / sponsor
- Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 92, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fisheries Science
What CAS zone is Fisheries Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fisheries Science is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 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 Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 2.4, h-index 88.
How long does peer review take at Fisheries Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 151 days (interquartile range 102–208 days); authors report an average review time of 12–24 weeks; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Fisheries Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Science based?
Of the 51 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (41), Thailand (4) and Mainland China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fisheries Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fisheries Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists INSPEC, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fisheries Science open access, and what is the APC?
Fisheries Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,490.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .