Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
Journal of the North American Benthological Society
ISSN 0887-3593 · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1986
Journal of the North American Benthological Society: subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 95%; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of the North American Benthological Society's largest topics are Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, together about 46.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (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
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science30%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
- Isotope Analysis in EcologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
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.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 163OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,350OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,886 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2,230 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 3,163 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 3,672 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 4,604 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 4,473 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 5,554 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 95%LetPub ·
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
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0887-3593
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the North American Benthological Society
How long does peer review take at Journal of the North American Benthological Society?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 95%”. 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.
Is Journal of the North American Benthological Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the North American Benthological Society 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: .