Journal profile · Veterinary Sciences
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
ISSN 0899-7659 · eISSN 1548-8667 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1989
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.09; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; median 162 days to acceptance (22 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2025, Journal of Aquatic Animal Health is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://academic.oup.com/jaah Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. 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 disease management and microbiota, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 45.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Published under the guidance of the American Fisheries Society's Fish Health Section, the Journal of Aquatic Animal Health serves the international community of scientists and culturists concerned with the health of aquatic organisms. It carries research papers on the causes, effects, treatments, and prevention of diseases of marine and freshwater organisms, particularly fish and shellfish. In addition, it contains papers that describe biochemical and physiological investigations into fish health that relate to assessing the impacts of both environmental and pathogenic features.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Veterinary Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology27.8%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science8%
- Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic SpeciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.6%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Microbial infections and disease researchImmunology and Microbiology5%
- Environmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyEnvironmental Science3.8%
- Vibrio bacteria research studiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.3%
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 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | 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 |
| Minor | Veterinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- Impact factor
- 2.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 79OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 965OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,596 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 7 | 3 |
| 2025 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 2024 | 31 | 19 | 102 |
| 2023 | 39 | 22 | 193 |
| 2022 | 29 | 5 | 144 |
| 2021 | 33 | 7 | 252 |
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 PubMed · to
162 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 189 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 60 days (5 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 186 days
- Sample
- 22 articles with submission and acceptance dates (45 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)
- over 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
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 3,500 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1989
- ISSN
- 0899-7659
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-8667
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aquatic Animal Health
What CAS zone is Journal of Aquatic Animal Health in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aquatic Animal Health is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Fisheries / Veterinary Sciences. 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 Journal of Aquatic Animal Health?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.09; CiteScore 3.1, h-index 79.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Aquatic Animal Health?
Based on the dates recorded on 22 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 162 days (interquartile range 144–189 days); authors report an average review time of over 24 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
Which databases index Journal of Aquatic Animal Health?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aquatic Animal Health is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Aquatic Animal Health open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aquatic Animal Health is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .