Journal profile · LIMNOLOGY-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Limnetica
ISSN 0213-8409 · eISSN 1989-1806 · Asociacion Iberica de Limnologia · Spain · Semiannual
Limnetica: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.05; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 25 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Limnetica is published by Asociacion Iberica de Limnologia and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, together about 34.4% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Limnetica publishes original research papers on ecology of continental waters. Its scope includes ecology of rivers, lakes, reservoirs, lagoons and wetlands, biogeochemistry, paleolimnology, development of new methods, taxonomy, biogeography, and all aspects of theoretical and applied continental aquatic ecology, like management and conservation, impact assessment, ecotoxicology and pollution. Limnetica will accept for publication scientific papers presenting advances in knowledge or technological development, as well as papers derived from new practical approaches on the topics covered by the journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): LIMNOLOGY-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Isabel MuñozPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 2, Portugal 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science13.3%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science9.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science9%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Historical and socio-economic studies of Spain and related regionsEconomics, Econometrics and Finance5.6%
- Diatoms and Algae ResearchMaterials Science5.5%
- Water Quality and Pollution AssessmentEnvironmental Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Latindex
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
- 1.05LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 418OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.74OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.48%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 22LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,359 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| 2025 | 25 | 25 | 11 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 37 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 90 |
| 2022 | 37 | 37 | 242 |
| 2021 | 19 | 19 | 121 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC |
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)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 300 words
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 5
- Cover letter
- Required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use
Use of AI tools must be declared in the cover letter and explained in the Material and Methods section. Model summary
In case authors have made use of AI tools (e.g. ChatGPT, NovelAI, Jasper AI, Rytr AI etc) in the writing of the manuscript, the production of images or graphical elements of the paper, or in the collection and analysis of data, they should state it in the cover letter and explain how the AI tool was used, and which tool was used in the manuscript in the Material and Methods section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Authors are encouraged to include CRediT author contribution statements in the cover letter. Model summary
For transparency, we encourage authors to include in the cover letter an author statement outlining their individual contributions to the paper using the relevant CRediT roles
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data sharing encouraged in repositories with persistent identifiers (preferably DOI). Model summary
Limnetica encourages authors depositing their dataset on which their paper is based (including codes and other artefacts used to generate the analyses presented) in repositories that can mint a persistent digital identifier, preferably a digital object identifier (DOI), and recognize a long-term preservation plan.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Model summary
Limnetica is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Diamond open access journal, peer-reviewed, publishes two issues per year, no fees for publication or submission. Model summary
Limnetica is an international, peer-reviewed, open access journal that publishes two issues per year. The publication and submission of articles by the authors is completely free (Diamond access journal).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Authors must confirm the work is not published, accepted, or under consideration elsewhere. Model summary
Limnetica will require authors to confirm that the work as submitted has not been published or accepted for publication, nor is being considered for publication elsewhere, either in whole or substantial part.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Preprints are considered for publication; authors must include preprint server name and DOI in cover letter and update preprint with link to final published paper. Model summary
Limnetica has no objections about considering preprints for publication. If an author submits a manuscript that has been previously published as a preprint, authors should include the preprint server name and DOI in the cover letter.
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
- Asociacion Iberica de Limnologia
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- ISSN
- 0213-8409
- Electronic ISSN
- 1989-1806
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Limnetica
What CAS zone is Limnetica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Limnetica is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Limnology / Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Limnetica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.05; CiteScore 3, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Limnetica?
Authors report an average review time of over 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Limnetica?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 5; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Limnetica based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (2) and Portugal (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Limnetica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Limnetica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Limnetica open access, and what is the APC?
Limnetica is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .