Journal profile · Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Journal of Fisheries of China
ISSN 1000-0615 · Shanghai Ocean University · China
Journal of Fisheries of China: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 50 weeks (community reports); 0 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Fisheries of China is published by Shanghai Ocean University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 39.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology15.9%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.8%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 451/736 | 38th |
| Aquatic Science | Q3 | 165/259 | 36th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 291/432 | 32nd |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 145OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,293 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 422 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 485 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 467 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 613 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 606 |
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 50 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 50 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | CNY 8,000 | No | CC BY-NC-ND |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest
- Conflicts of interest
Guide for Disclosure of Competing Interests Model summary
Guide for Disclosure of Competing Interests
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
- Shanghai Ocean University
- Country or region
- China
- Language
- Chinese
- ISSN
- 1000-0615
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Fisheries of China
How long does peer review take at Journal of Fisheries of China?
Authors report an average review time of about 50 weeks. 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 Fisheries of China?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Fisheries of China is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Fisheries of China open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Fisheries of China is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ; 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: .