Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology

Journal of Shellfish Research

ISSN 0730-8000 · eISSN 1943-6319 · National Shellfisheries Association · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1981

Journal of Shellfish Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; subscription journal; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 75%; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Impact factor0.95Latest value listed by LetPub

CAS zoneZone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences2025 upgraded edition, major category · 2026 Xinrui edition Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences

Review timeabout 6 monthsCommunity average

APC—No source gives fee information

Acceptanceabout 75%Community average

Articles per year452025 · OpenAlex count

Scope

Aims, scope and focus

Journal of Shellfish Research is published by National Shellfisheries Association 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 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Original articles dealing with all aspects of shellfish research will be considered for publication. Manuscripts will be judged by the editors or other competent reviewers, or both, on the basis of originality, content, merit, clarity of presentation, and interpretations.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology

Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate

Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science26.4%
Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science13.1%
Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science6.4%
Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.9%
Marine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEngineering3.7%
Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences2.9%

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	Marine & Freshwater Biology	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 4
Minor	Marine & Freshwater Biology	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	Marine & Freshwater Biology	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: 0.95LetPub · 2026-09-13
CiteScore 2026-06: 1.6LetPub · 2026-09-13
SJR 2026-06: 0.24LetPub · 2026-09-13
SNIP 2026-06: 0.53LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 55LetPub · 2026-09-13
h-index: 74OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
i10-index: 1,195OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
2-year mean citedness: 0.91OpenAlex · 2026-10-01
Self-citation rate: 11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13
Share of gold OA articles: 0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year: 49LetPub · 2026-09-13

Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,218 in total · the current year is incomplete

Year	Articles	Open access	Citations
2026	61	25	10
2025	45	4	57
2024	29	3	56
2023	48	2	177
2022	51	11	225
2021	31	9	272

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 6 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13
Average acceptance (community reports): 75%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Shellfish Research

What CAS zone is Journal of Shellfish Research in?

In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Shellfish Research is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Fisheries / Marine & Freshwater Biology. 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 Shellfish Research?

The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 74.

How long does peer review take at Journal of Shellfish Research?

Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 75%”. 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 Shellfish Research?

According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Shellfish Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.

Is Journal of Shellfish Research open access, and what is the APC?

Journal of Shellfish Research 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: 2026-10-01.