Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Journal of Applied Aquaculture
ISSN 1045-4438 · eISSN 1545-0805 · Taylor & Francis
Journal of Applied Aquaculture: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.5 (journal website); subscription journal; APC about USD 3,350; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Aquaculture is published by Taylor & Francis 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, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Aquatic Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Applied Aquaculture is a platform for sharing practical information that is essential for researchers to meet the needs of investors, farm managers, extension agents and policy makers working to adapt aquaculture theory to achieve economic and food security objectives throughout the world. The journal emphasizes multi-disciplinary research and case studies that propose financially and logistically viable solutions to observable problems. To make it more accessible to farmers and non-specialists in addition to professional aquaculture researchers, authors publishing in the Journal of Applied Aquaculture are requested to avoid basic research that has only downstream or marginal applicability to actual farming systems. Technical jargon should be kept to a minimum. Tables and figures that facilitate comprehension are encouraged. An economic and feasibility analysis should accompany any proposed technological innovation. Both original research and reviews will be considered. Manuscripts can be of varying length, depending upon the subject matter. The presentation of each manuscript must comply with the instructions for authors of the Journal of Applied Aquaculture. Suitable topics include, but are by no means limited to: Practical diet formulation and food conversion efficiencies; Feed manufacturing, on-farm and industrial; Techniques to minimize stress, low-tech transport; Case studies from development projects, small and large-scale; Cost/benefit analysis of aquaculture in light of environmental conflicts; Techniques for the management of genetic quality in broodstock; Review of aquaculture policy, successes and failures; Market analyses and competition in regional and international trade; Quarantine procedures and prophylaxis; On-farm trials; New materials and construction techniques; Use of probiotics in health and water quality management. Manuscripts must be submitted online via ScholarOne Manuscripts. Submitted manuscripts are subject to a first screening by the Editors of the Journal of Applied Aquaculture, whereupon manuscripts found suitable for further consideration enter the peer-review process. Manuscripts are double anonymzied peer-reviewed, which means that the authors do not know the identity of the Associate Editors and reviewers who handle their specific manuscripts.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences28.8%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology12.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9.6%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Aquatic life and conservationAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3.2%
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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CABI, EBSCOhost, OCLC (ArticleFirst, Electronic Collections Online), Biology Digest, VINITI RAN (Referativnyi Zhurnal)
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 (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.58Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 482OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.05%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 33,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,159 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 1 | 5 |
| 2025 | 20 | 4 | 15 |
| 2024 | 29 | 7 | 117 |
| 2023 | 25 | 2 | 86 |
| 2022 | 40 | 2 | 220 |
| 2021 | 74 | 15 | 671 |
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 3,350 | — | — |
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
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Article types accepted3
- original researchOriginal ResearchLength not stated
- research articleResearch ArticleLength not stated
- reviewReviewLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Journal of Applied Aquaculture is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverabil…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Double anonymized peer review Model summary
Manuscripts are double anonymzied peer-reviewed, which means that the authors do not know the identity of the Associate Editors and reviewers who handle their specific 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
- Taylor & Francis
- ISSN
- 1045-4438
- Electronic ISSN
- 1545-0805
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 38, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Aquaculture
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Aquaculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Aquaculture 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 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Applied Aquaculture?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 1.5 (2025); this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 46.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Aquaculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Aquaculture is indexed in ESCI and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Applied Aquaculture open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Aquaculture is a subscription journal. APC about USD 3,350.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .