Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science
ISSN 0250-6408 · eISSN 1813-1859 · Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science: fully open access; 3 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science is published by Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology, together about 57% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science33%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science12.3%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.6%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences5.3%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science3.2%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science2.9%
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology ModelsMedicine2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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 | Q4 | 374/491 | 23rd |
| Oceanography | Q4 | 121/154 | 21st |
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 210/259 | 19th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 361OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 538 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 482 |
| 2025 | 3 | 3 | 589 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 611 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 598 |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 646 |
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 768 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
- ISSN
- 0250-6408
- Electronic ISSN
- 1813-1859
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science
Which databases index Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Northwest Atlantic Fishery Science is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .