Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
ISSN 0146-6623 · AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOC, INC · UNITED STATES · Semiannual · Founded 1976
Journal of Aquatic Plant Management: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.38; subscription journal; review about 12 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 9 articles a year; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Aquatic Plant Management is published by AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOC, INC 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 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Biological Control of Invasive Species and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 39% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science. (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
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science16.8%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science6.3%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamicsEnvironmental Science5%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater TreatmentEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Weed Control and Herbicide ApplicationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Plant Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 111OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 240 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | 700 |
| 2022 | 12 | 0 | 16 |
| 2021 | 29 | 0 | 63 |
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 12 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 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
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
- AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT SOC, INC
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0146-6623
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Aquatic Plant Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Aquatic Plant Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Aquatic Plant Management is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Plant Sciences. 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Aquatic Plant Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.38; h-index 30.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Aquatic Plant Management?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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.
Which databases index Journal of Aquatic Plant Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Aquatic Plant Management is indexed in SCIE.
Is Journal of Aquatic Plant Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Aquatic Plant Management 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: .