Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Fundamental and Applied Limnology
ISSN 1863-9135 · eISSN 2363-7110 · E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 2007
Fundamental and Applied Limnology: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Fundamental and Applied Limnology is published by E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics and Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, together about 45% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Fundamental and Applied Limnology is an international journal for freshwater research in the widest sense, including problems of marine biology and brackish water research. Papers dealing with ecological topics are especially welcome in association with experimental or physiological studies. All papers published in this journal are subject to peer review.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief Viktória BéresPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Spain 3, Mainland China 2, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science15.9%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science14.8%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science14.3%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science14.1%
- Marine and coastal ecosystemsEarth and Planetary Sciences5.1%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science2.7%
- 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)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | 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
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Journal Citation Report/Science Edition, Zoological Record, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Preview, Elsevier BlOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Journal Citation Report/ Science Edition
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
- 0.38LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 0.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- h-index
- 56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 878OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.21OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 10LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,397 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 17 | 3 | 43 |
| 2022 | 20 | 4 | 48 |
| 2021 | 23 | 3 | 61 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- 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
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.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Colour charges
- EUR 34.9
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted4
- commentsComments: Very short papers (max. 2 pages) containing opinions, contributions to current scientific debate or responses to published articles.Length not stated
- invited reviewsInvited reviews: Articles summarizing the state of the art of particular topics of general interest.Length not stated
- notesNotes: These should be structured like standard papers and contain short original contributions presenting new methods or other results of general interest.Length not stated
- standard papersStandard papers: Should be as concise as possible, less than 20 printed pages in the published issue.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright 9. Copyright
Copyright transfer to publishers Model summary
With acceptance and publication of a manuscript the exclusive copyright for every language and country is transferred to the publishers. The copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute the article including reprints, microfilm or any other reproductions and translations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access 11.Open Access
Optional open access CC-BY-NC Model summary
For regular papers authors or sponsors can purchase an optional Open Access license (Creative commons CC-BYfal_instructions_to_authors_20231221_trackchanges.doc-NC). For details click the menu button "Open Access / Color fees " on the journal's website https://www.schweizerbart.de/journals/fal.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
All manuscripts are subject to peer review.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 7. PrePub (preprint publication)
Manuscripts that are ready to be printed (i.e. accepted by the editors, composed, the proofs checked by the authors and author’s corrections included) will be made available online prior to printed publication. Title and abstracts as well as author’s names will be accessible by all visitors of the Fundamental and Applied Limnology online version. Full text will be available for online journal subs…
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
- E. Schweizerbart'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 1863-9135
- Electronic ISSN
- 2363-7110
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Fundamental and Applied Limnology
What CAS zone is Fundamental and Applied Limnology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Fundamental and Applied Limnology is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Limnology / Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Fundamental and Applied Limnology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Fundamental and Applied Limnology?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Fundamental and Applied Limnology based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Spain (3), Mainland China (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Fundamental and Applied Limnology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Fundamental and Applied Limnology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Fundamental and Applied Limnology open access, and what is the APC?
Fundamental and Applied Limnology 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .