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Nauplius
ISSN 0104-6497 · eISSN 2358-2936 · SOC BRASILEIRA CARCINOLOGIA · BRAZIL
Nauplius: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.51; fully open access; APC about USD 100; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 27 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Nauplius is published by SOC BRASILEIRA CARCINOLOGIA 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, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, together about 49.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nauplius is an electronic open access journal that publishes original research dealing with all aspects of crustacean biology, including aquaculture, bioenergetics, biogeography, development, ecology, fishery, morphology, paleontology, physiology, phylogeny and taxonomy. Review articles with bold proposals showing original conclusions or approaches are encouraged. Papers are published in English only.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 20, United States 6, Germany 1, Italy 1, Australia 1 (34 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science25.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.7%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science11.7%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science10%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 96.92%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 26LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 466 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 27 | 27 | 18 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 19 |
| 2023 | 27 | 27 | 50 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 157 |
| 2021 | 50 | 50 | 211 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 100 | Yes | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Any conflict of interest of any of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature must be declared by the authors upon submission of the manuscript and at the end of the manuscript in the “Additional information and declarations” section. Editors and reviewers must also disclose any potential conflicts that may influence the evaluation of the manuscript. In such cases, they shoul…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
Nauplius is committed to maintaining the integrity of the scholarly record, but in the event that an article, after being published, needs to be modified, Nauplius will promote the modification through a correction or retraction. A decision on how to correct the article will depend on the nature of the error; A correction (erratum) will be used when some errors or omissions that may exert influenc…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
By publishing in Nauplius, authors retain the copyright to their texts without receiving royalties, licensing them under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license. This license allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original work is properly cited. Nauplius.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides complete and immediate Open Access to its content. Our editorial policy follows the research communication in the Open Access Model. Authors of articles published by Nauplius retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY), which allows articles to be reused and distributed without restriction, provided that the original w…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Our editors are responsible for the quality of the papers published in our journal. The editors should attempt to meet the best interest of authors, readers, and scientific advancement. Manuscripts, in accordance with the journal standards, will be received by the Editor-in-Chief and referred to an Associate Editor, who will send it to at least two reviewers for evaluation. The Editor-in-Chief sho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
Nauplius accepts manuscripts previously deposited in preprint servers provided that the following conditions are met: (a) the authors disclose the existence of the preprint at submission (e.g., in the cover letter); (b) the preprint should be deposited in non-commercial servers; (c) once the article is published in Nauplius, the preprint should link to the preprint version (usually via DOI); (d) t…
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
- SOC BRASILEIRA CARCINOLOGIA
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0104-6497
- Electronic ISSN
- 2358-2936
- 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
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Nauplius
What CAS zone is Nauplius in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Nauplius is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Nauplius?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.51; h-index 23.
How long does peer review take at Nauplius?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 weeks. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Nauplius based?
Of the 34 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (20), United States (6) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Nauplius?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Nauplius is indexed in SCIE and DOAJ.
Is Nauplius open access, and what is the APC?
Nauplius is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, DOAJ, Publisher website, 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: .