Journal profile · Oceanography
Marine and Freshwater Research
ISSN 1323-1650 · eISSN 1448-6059 · CSIRO Publishing · Australia · 18 issues per year · Founded 1950
Marine and Freshwater Research: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.71; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 4.5 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: 42%; 105 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Marine and Freshwater Research is published by CSIRO Publishing 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 Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 38.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Marine and Freshwater Research is a multidisciplinary journal publishing original research and reviews on all aquatic environments and subject areas.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Oceanography
Editor-in-chief Shokoofeh ShamsiPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science15.6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science3.7%
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 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | 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 | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Limnology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Oceanography | 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 3 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Oceanography | 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
- 1.71LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.62LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 129OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3,350OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.1OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 47.02%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 91LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 4,798 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 68 | 37 | 12 |
| 2025 | 105 | 59 | 170 |
| 2024 | 122 | 66 | 437 |
| 2023 | 97 | 51 | 683 |
| 2022 | 107 | 57 | 737 |
| 2021 | 138 | 62 | 1,379 |
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 4.5 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 42%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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open Access articles
Revealing the species behind the label: DNA testing of cooked shark fillets in Western Australia Enhancing the Australian coastal wave buoy network: development, implementation, national coordination and future directions Argo Australia: over 20 years of impact Evidence charts the future of freshwater biodiversity conservation
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
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country or region
- Australia
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- 18 issues per year
- Founded
- 1950
- ISSN
- 1323-1650
- Electronic ISSN
- 1448-6059
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 77, Issue 13 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Marine and Freshwater Research
What CAS zone is Marine and Freshwater Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Marine and Freshwater Research is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Limnology / Fisheries / Marine & Freshwater Biology / Oceanography. 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 Marine and Freshwater Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.71; CiteScore 3.6, h-index 129.
How long does peer review take at Marine and Freshwater Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 4.5 months; the community-reported acceptance is “42%”. 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 Marine and Freshwater Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Marine and Freshwater Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Marine and Freshwater Research open access, and what is the APC?
Marine and Freshwater Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .