Journal profile · MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Freshwater Crayfish
ISSN 2076-4324 · eISSN 2076-4332 · International Association of Astacology
Freshwater Crayfish: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); subscription journal; 8 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Freshwater Crayfish is published by International Association of Astacology and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crustacean biology and ecology, Marine and fisheries research and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 55% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science32.2%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science14.8%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.8%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.82OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | 42 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- International Association of Astacology
- ISSN
- 2076-4324
- Electronic ISSN
- 2076-4332
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Freshwater Crayfish
What CAS zone is Freshwater Crayfish in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Freshwater Crayfish is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
Which databases index Freshwater Crayfish?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Freshwater Crayfish is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Freshwater Crayfish open access, and what is the APC?
Freshwater Crayfish is a subscription 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: .