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Reviews in Aquaculture
ISSN 1753-5123 · eISSN 1753-5131 · Blackwell Publishing Asia · AUSTRALIA · Founded 2009
Reviews in Aquaculture: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 13.83; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,480; median 160 days to acceptance (95 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 140 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Aquaculture is published by Blackwell Publishing Asia and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, together about 49.7% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The primary aim of Reviews in Aquaculture is to provide a forum of reviews on developments in aquaculture science, techniques, policies and planning. The journal will publish fully peer-reviewed review articles, invited or otherwise, on major aspects pertaining to aquaculture, including: global, regional and/or national production and market trends aquaculture practices and technological developments aquaculture- environment interactions indigenous and alien species in aquaculture the biology and culture of aquaculturally important and emerging species utilization of primary and secondary resources in aquaculture developments in artificial propagation of individual species and / or groups developments in feeds and feeding genetics and aquaculture health management in aquaculture policy developments pertaining to aquaculture aquaculture product quality and traceability socio-economics of aquaculture and impacts Keywords reviews in aquaculture, aquaculture, fisheries, fish science, raq, fish agriculture, aquaculture research, fish, marine biology, reviews, aquafarming, asian carp, tilapia, catfish, fish farming, shrimp Abstracting and Indexing Information AgBiotech News & Information (CABI) AgBiotechNet (CABI) Agricultural Engineering Abstracts (CABI) Animal Breeding Abstracts (CABI) CAB Abstracts® (CABI) Current Contents: Agriculture, Biology & Environmental Sciences (Clarivate Analytics) Environment Index (EBSCO Publishing) Horticultural Science Abstracts (CABI) INSPEC (IET) Nutrition Abstracts & Reviews Series B: Livestock Feeds & Feeding (CABI) Review of Medical & Veterinary Entomology (CABI) Rural Development Abstracts (CABI) Science Citation Index Expanded (Clarivate Analytics) SCOPUS (Elsevier) Veterinary Bulletin (CABI) Web of Science (Clarivate Analytics) World Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology Abstracts (CABI)
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FISHERIES
Editor-in-chief Giovanni M. TurchiniPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 13 in mainland China (about 19%); most named Mainland China 13, United States 6, United Kingdom 6, Australia 6, Canada 5 (69 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology16.3%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science10.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.6%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science4%
- Invertebrate Immune Response MechanismsImmunology and Microbiology3.7%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: yes
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePubMedINSPECCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 13.83LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 13.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 13.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 25.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 25.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 25.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 2.85LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 4.19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 30LetPub ·
- h-index
- 147OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 842OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 10.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 42.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 86LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 120Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 751,273Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,355 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 97 | 44 | 59 |
| 2025 | 140 | 89 | 1,282 |
| 2024 | 117 | 76 | 2,293 |
| 2023 | 118 | 91 | 4,458 |
| 2022 | 136 | 58 | 5,926 |
| 2021 | 128 | 60 | 7,500 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 116 days – 211 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (95 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 174 days
- Sample
- 95 articles with submission and acceptance dates (250 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 28%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 30 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 156 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,480 / EUR 3,750 / GBP 3,000 | — | — | |
| 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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted4, with length limits
- editorialExcept where otherwise stated, manuscripts are peer reviewed by two anonymous reviewers and the Editors. Final acceptance or rejection rests with the Editorial …Length not stated
- letterWord limit: 400 words maximum.Abstract: No abstract is required for this manuscript type.References: Maximum of 5 references.Figures/Tables: Maximum of 1 figure…main text ≤ 400 words · figures and tables ≤ 1 · references ≤ 5
- letters3. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE TYPES Letters:Length not stated
- opinionmay be edited and are subject to reply. Opinions: Word limit: 2,000 words maximum. Abstract: no abstract required for this manuscriptmain text ≤ 2,000 words · references ≤ 35
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, Publication ethics, Open access, Preprints
- Authorship Expectations for Authorship of Review Articles
Reviews in Aquaculture publishes authoritative Review Articles written by authors with demonstrated primary research expertise in the specific topic under review. This requirement ensures that reviews are grounded in direct scientific contribution, deep familiarity with the evidence base, and field-recognised expertise, rather than solely literature synthesis.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Availability
This journal expects data sharing. Review Wiley’s Data Sharing policy where you will be able to see and select the data availability statement that is right for your submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics
This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Note this journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. Read our Top 10 Publishing Ethics Tips for Authors here. Wiley’s Publication Ethics Guidelines can be found at https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html.Artificial Intellige…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access WALS + standard CTA or Open Access
You may choose to publish under the terms of the journal’s standard copyright agreement, or Open Access under the terms of a Creative Commons License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: preprints allowed, submitted version may be posted to preprint server at any time Model summary
Reviews in Aquaculture will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Blackwell Publishing Asia
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Founded
- 2009
- ISSN
- 1753-5123
- Electronic ISSN
- 1753-5131
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Aquaculture
What CAS zone is Reviews in Aquaculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews in Aquaculture is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Fisheries; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Reviews in Aquaculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 13.83; CiteScore 25.5, h-index 147.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Aquaculture?
Based on the dates recorded on 95 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 116–211 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 28% (2025). 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Reviews in Aquaculture?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: Author–date; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Reviews in Aquaculture based?
Of the 69 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 13 (about 19%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (13), United States (6) and United Kingdom (6). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Reviews in Aquaculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Aquaculture is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PubMed, INSPEC, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Reviews in Aquaculture open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Aquaculture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,480.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .