Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Crustacean biology and ecology, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Marine and fisheries research, together about 26.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology is an international journal publishing high-quality research on the behavioural, physiological and ecological mechanisms of aquatic animals. It welcomes field, laboratory, experimental, theoretical and quantitative studies across marine, estuarine and freshwater systems. The journal publishes work that advances understanding of organismal life histories, responses to environmental change, organism–environment interactions, and the ways in which behavioural and physiological mechanisms shape ecological processes, evolutionary dynamics and conservation outcomes. Descriptive or species-specific studies are considered where they demonstrate strong novelty, robust methodology and significance beyond the study system. Submissions using modern methodological approaches are encouraged, including automation, computer vision, machine learning, molecular tools, modelling, time-series analysis and other emerging technologies. Topics covered within the journal include, but are not limited to: Physiological and behavioural responses to anthropogenic change Migration, dispersal, and movement ecology Habitat-use and spatial ecology Reproductive biology and life history strategies Metabolic ecology, bioenergetics, and energy landscapes Conservation physiology and behaviour Trophodynamics and food-web ecology Resource use, niche dynamics, and species interactions Automation, biologging, and remote sensing in ecological research Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology publishes Research Articles, Reviews, Rapid Communications and Technical Notes. Proposals for Special Issues to the Editor-In-Chief are encouraged. Peer Review Statement All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous single anonymized peer review. Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening. Disclaimer for Scientific, Technical and Social Science Publications

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology

Editor-in-chief Armagan SabetianPublisher website

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

Indexing the journal's website claims

CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website

Other: CABS, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Elsevier/GEO Abstracts, Environmental Periodicals Bibliography, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, PASCAL, PsychInfo, SUBIS, Zoological Record

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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.

Impact

Impact factor

1.5LetPub · 2026-09-13

Impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.6Publisher website · 2026-10-01

5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025

1.4Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CiteScore 2026-06

1.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore (publisher) 2025

1.9Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SJR 2026-06

0.35LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR (publisher) 2025

0.35Publisher website · 2026-10-01

SNIP 2026-06

0.62LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP (publisher) 2025

0.62Publisher website · 2026-10-01

h-index

31LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

51OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

452OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.76OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

6.2%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

7.69%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

10LetPub · 2026-09-13

Downloads per year (publisher)

22,000Publisher website · 2026-10-01

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)

EasyLetPub · 2026-09-13

Acceptance rate (publisher)

24%Publisher website · 2026-10-01

Submission to first decision

132 daysPublisher website · 2026-10-01

Peer review

Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website

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.

A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.

The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.

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.

Publisher

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

Multi-Language

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1994

ISSN

1023-6244

Electronic ISSN

1029-0362

Latest issue on the website

Volume 58, Issue 6 (2025)

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗Publisher website
• Special issues ↗Publisher website