Marine and Coastal Fisheries

Marine and Coastal Fisheries is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, together about 59.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Marine and Coastal Fisheries: Dynamics, Management, and Ecosystem Science publishes original and innovative research that synthesizes information on biological organization across spatial and temporal scales to promote ecologically sound fisheries science and management. This open-access, online journal published by the American Fisheries Society provides an international venue for studies of marine, coastal, and estuarine fisheries, with emphasis on species' performance and responses to perturbations in their environment, and promotes the development of ecosystem-based fisheries science and management. The journal encourages contributors to identify and address challenges in population dynamics, assessment techniques and management approaches, human dimensions and socioeconomics, and ecosystem metrics to improve fisheries science in general and make informed predictions and decisions. Reflecting the broad range of ecosystems, issues, and perspectives included in the scope of the journal, contributions that are inclusive and interdisciplinary are encouraged. Major themes include but are not limited to the following: Fisheries biology and ecology (including age and growth, reproduction, behavior, physiology, stock identification, genetics, larval dispersal, and life histories) at different spatiotemporal scales as well as species' performance and responses to perturbation, restoration, and management actions The biology, ecology, assessment, and management of marine birds, invertebrates, and mammals related to fisheries and ecosystem topics Population demographics and dynamics Habitat as a resource in space and time Food webs, trophic dynamics, and prey resources Assessment science and management scenario evaluation, including dedicated access, adaptive management, area-based management, community-based management, and coastal and marine zoning (including protected areas and reserves) Single- and multispecies assessment and management Data synthesis, management, and informatics Historical data and ecological baselines Policy, including the implementation of innovative solutions and negotiated settlements and court decisions that affect fisheries policy Human dimensions and socioeconomics Fisheries management capacity building (training, education, and the promotion of collaborative research and management) The influence of environmental variability and change (including climate change) on population and ecosystem dynamics and productivity Metrics, benchmark

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): FISHERIES-MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Editor-in-chief Debra J. MuriePublisher website

Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 33%); most named United States 2, Mainland China 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Web of SciencePMCPubMedCAB AbstractsPublisher website

Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA

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Impact

Impact factor

2.59LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

2.4Publisher website · 2026-09-30

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

3Publisher website · 2026-09-30

CiteScore 2026-06

3LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

3Publisher website · 2026-09-30

SJR 2026-06

0.7LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.93LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

23LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

50OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

348OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.94OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

11.1%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

99.24%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

46LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher) 2025

80,972Publisher website · 2026-09-30

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.

Other sources

Average review time (community reports)

over 12 weeksLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

Fairly easyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Submission to first decision 2025

68 daysPublisher website · 2026-09-30

Submission to publication (journal-reported)

about 27 weeksDOAJ · 2026-10-25

Peer review

Double anonymous peer review, Single 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.

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Publisher

John Wiley & Sons Inc.

Country or region

UNITED STATES

Language

English

Founded

2009

ISSN

1942-5120

Latest issue on the website

Volume 18, Issue 5 (September 2026)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
• Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
• Special issues ↗Publisher website
• APC information ↗DOAJ
• Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
• Open access statement ↗DOAJ
• License & copyright ↗DOAJ
• Peer review process ↗DOAJ
• Editorial board ↗DOAJ
• Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ