Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal of Crustacean Biology
ISSN 0278-0372 · eISSN 1937-240X · Brill Academic Publishers · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1981
Journal of Crustacean Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,230; review about 65 days (submission to final decision, publisher); community-reported acceptance: easy; 80 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Crustacean Biology is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Biology and Ecology Research and Marine and fisheries research, together about 51.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Crustacean Biology (JCB) is the official journal of The Crustacean Society (TCS). JCB is a peer-reviewed, online-only scientific journal containing articles of broad interest on the biology of crustaceans (including aquaculture, behavior, biogeography, conservation, developmental biology, ecology, evolution, genetics and genomics, paleobiology, phylogeny and taxonomy, physiology, and reproductive biology) and other marine arthropods as well as pertinent TCS announcements. We also welcome review articles on any of these subjects. Papers are published in English only. Journal metrics Citation metrics Clarivate 2025 Impact Factor 1.4 2025 5 Year Impact Factor 1.3 Zoology (Rank by Impact Factor) 74/183 Marine & Freshwater Biology (Rank by Impact Factor) 75/124 2025 Cited Half-Life 14.9 years 2025 Immediacy Index 0.4 2025 Eigenfactor Score 0.00097 2025 Article Influence Score 0.321 Scopus 2025 CiteScore 2.2 Aquatic Science (Rank by CiteScore) 145/259 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.767 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 73,525 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 32.5 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 65 days About metrics Abstracting and Indexing Journal of Crustacean Biology is covered by the following major indexing services: BIOSIS Previews CABI Current Contents® / Agriculture, Biology, and Environmental Sciences EBSCO ExLibris OCLC ProQuest Science Citation Index Science Citation Index Expanded TDNet Yewno Zoological Record Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in Journal of Crustacean Biology are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, The Crustacean Society, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, The Crustacean Society, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Editor-in-chief Peter CastroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 14, United Kingdom 3, Taiwan, China 2, Australia 2, Brazil 2 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science26.6%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.5%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science11.1%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
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 | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| 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 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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 | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| 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: EBSCO, ProQuest, OCLC
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
- 1.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 92OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,698OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 7.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.7%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 75LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 73,525Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,198 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66 | 17 | 10 |
| 2025 | 80 | 19 | 85 |
| 2024 | 80 | 19 | 175 |
| 2023 | 85 | 22 | 354 |
| 2022 | 66 | 14 | 266 |
| 2021 | 88 | 19 | 501 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
65 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports 6–12 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 32.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
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 4,230 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 3,874 / USD 3,099 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- USD 3,874
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)
Article types accepted1
- research notesManuscripts for Research Notes should not exceed 10 pages.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Conflict of interest Model summary
Oxford University Press requires declaration of any conflict of interest upon submission online. If the manuscript is published, conflict of interest information will be communicated in a statement in the published paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Availability of Data and Materials
Data availability Model summary
Where ethically feasible, Journal of Crustacean Biology strongly encourages authors to make all data on which the conclusions of the paper rely available to readers. We suggest that data be presented in the main manuscript or additional supporting files, or deposited in a public repository whenever possible. For information on general repositories for all data types, and a list of recommended repo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Publication ethics Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Transfer of Copyright
Copyright transfer Model summary
By submitting a manuscript, the author agrees that the copyright for the article is transferred to The Crustacean Society if and when the article is accepted for publication. For that purpose the author needs to sign online the License to Publish that will be sent via a link in the “Welcome Email” to the author when the article is first entered into production at Oxford University Press.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
JCB authors have the option to publish their article Open Access, whereby, for a charge (see below), their article will be made freely available online immediately upon publication. After your manuscript is accepted, the corresponding author will be required to accept a mandatory license-to-publish agreement. As part of the licensing process you will be asked to indicate whether or not you wish to…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
All submissions to the journal are initially reviewed by the Editor-in-Chief and/or an assigned Associate Editor. At this stage manuscripts may be rejected without peer review, if it is deemed that they are not of high enough quality or outside the scope of the journal. This fast rejection process means that authors are given a quick decision and do not need to wait for the review process. Manuscr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy Model summary
Authors retain the right to make an Author’s Original Version (preprint) available through various channels, and this does not prevent submission to the journal. For further information see our Online Licensing, Copyright and Permissions policies. If accepted, the authors are required to update the status of any preprint, including your published paper’s DOI, as described on our Author Self-Archiv…
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
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1981
- ISSN
- 0278-0372
- Electronic ISSN
- 1937-240X
- Society / sponsor
- Crustacean Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 46, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Crustacean Biology
What CAS zone is Journal of Crustacean Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Crustacean Biology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Zoology / 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.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Crustacean Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.36; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 92.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Crustacean Biology?
The publisher reports about 65 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; 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 Journal of Crustacean Biology based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (14), United Kingdom (3) and Taiwan, China (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Crustacean Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Crustacean Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Crustacean Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Crustacean Biology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,230.
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: .