New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research

New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 34% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

Published by Wiley from 2026. Visit their website to find out more. Aim: The New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research is an international journal dedicated to advancing knowledge of aquatic systems, with a focus on marine, estuarine, and freshwater systems of the Southern Hemisphere. The journal serves as a key platform for disseminating high-quality observational, experimental, theoretical, and numerical research that enhances our understanding of aquatic ecosystems and processes. Scope of submissions: We welcome submissions on all aspects of aquatic science across habitats ranging from lakes, streams, and wetlands to rocky shores, fjords, and the open ocean. While we place particular emphasis on the unique and diverse environments of the Southern Hemisphere, the journal also encourages submissions from other regions where the findings offer broader comparative insights or applicability to Southern Hemisphere contexts. We publish original research papers, review articles, short communications, and letters in subject areas including ecology, aquaculture and fisheries, genetics, biodiversity, bioinvasions, physical oceanography, limnology, hydrology, aquatic biotechnology, aquatic chemistry, and the physiology of aquatic species. In addition to regular issues, the journal periodically assembles Special Issues that address emerging themes or pressing questions in aquatic science. We encourage prospective guest editors with proposals for Special Issues to contact the Senior Editor to discuss potential topics and editorial guidelines. Prospective contributors should consult recent issues of the journal and see whether a planned submission is appropriate. No page charges for publication Free colour printing Articles published online before quarterly print publication Open Select options available for open access publication (e.g. Gold OA) Electronic and printed issues are published quarterly (B5 format). Peer review policy All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and single-anonymized refereeing. Sorry, there are currently no metrics available for this journal.

From the journal's Aims & Scope

Research area (LetPub): Oceanography

Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 11 (11 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website · 2026-10-01

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

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

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Impact

Impact factor

1.88LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

3.3LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.51LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.72LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

51LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

96OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,968OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.49OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

10.5%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

22.41%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

30LetPub · 2026-09-13

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

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.

Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)

Page charges

No page charges

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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

NEW ZEALAND

Language

English

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1967

ISSN

0028-8330

Electronic ISSN

1175-8805

Latest issue on the website

Volume 59, Issue 5 (2025)

Official links

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