Journal profile · FISHERIES
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
ISSN 2330-8249 · eISSN 2330-8257 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.69; JCR Q1 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 73 days (first decision after review, publisher); acceptance rate 10% (journal website); 30 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Marine and fisheries research, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 43.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture provides an important forum for the publication of up-to-date reviews covering a broad range of subject areas including management, aquaculture, taxonomy, behavior, stock identification, genetics, nutrition, and physiology. Issues concerning finfish and aquatic invertebrates prized for their economic or recreational importance, their value as indicators of environmental health, or their natural beauty are addressed. An important resource that keeps you apprised of the latest changes in the field, each issue of Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture presents useful information to fisheries and aquaculture scientists in academia, state and federal natural resources agencies, and the private sector. The sheer amount of literature produced in fisheries and aquaculture often makes it difficult to identify new concepts and judge the significance of new information. Abstracting services and conventional review articles can be valuable, but they don’t assess the importance of the information or judge its reliability. One of the principal objectives of Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is to make these assessments and judgments. The journal publishes only those critical reviews that present the latest, most significant developments in the field.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): FISHERIES
Editor-in-chief Sandra E. ShumwayPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 18, United Kingdom 1, Italy 1, Canada 1, Australia 1 (28 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science15.2%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science13.6%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science10.8%
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology and Microbiology6.4%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Coastal and Marine ManagementEnvironmental Science2.7%
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 2 |
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 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: yes
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q1 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA)Publisher website
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
- 7.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 7.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 11.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 13.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 13.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.49LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 1.49Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.36LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 2.36Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 54LetPub ·
- h-index
- 70OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 242OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 9.48OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 3.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 16.46%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 192,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 348 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| 2025 | 30 | 16 | 142 |
| 2024 | 37 | 20 | 638 |
| 2023 | 26 | 9 | 393 |
| 2022 | 19 | 9 | 558 |
| 2021 | 30 | 11 | 1,193 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
73 daysfirst decision after review
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 10%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 1 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 73 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 19 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Hybrid open access journal (Open Select publishing program). Model summary
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the …
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2330-8249
- Electronic ISSN
- 2330-8257
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 34, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture
What CAS zone is Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 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 Fisheries Science & Aquaculture?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.69; CiteScore 13.5, h-index 70.
How long does peer review take at Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture?
The publisher reports about 73 days (first decision after review); the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 10%. 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 JCR quartile is Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q1 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture based?
Of the 28 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (18), United Kingdom (1) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture open access, and what is the APC?
Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
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: .