Journal profile · Fisheries
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
ISSN 0002-8487 · eISSN 1548-8659 · John Wiley & Sons Inc. · UNITED STATES · Bimonthly · Founded 1885
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.48; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,500; review 8–16 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 68 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: As of January 2025, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is no longer published by Wiley. More information can be found on the new publisher’s website: https://academic.oup.com/tafs Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is published by John Wiley & Sons Inc. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences 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 60.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is a highly regarded international journal of fisheries science that has been published continuously since 1872. It features results of basic and applied research in genetics, physiology, biology, ecology, population dynamics, economics, health, culture, and other topics germane to marine and freshwater finfish and shellfish and their respective fisheries and environments.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Fisheries
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science34.6%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science14.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport ProcessesEnvironmental Science3.4%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science3.1%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Fisheries | Zone 3 |
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
- 1.48LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.88LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 170OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,544OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.25OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 33.94%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 66LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,206 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 37 | 20 | 9 |
| 2025 | 68 | 37 | 83 |
| 2024 | 55 | 30 | 108 |
| 2023 | 67 | 42 | 289 |
| 2022 | 55 | 23 | 259 |
| 2021 | 66 | 20 | 531 |
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)
- 8–16 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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 3,500 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1885
- ISSN
- 0002-8487
- Electronic ISSN
- 1548-8659
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
What CAS zone is Transactions of the American Fisheries Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Fisheries. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Transactions of the American Fisheries Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.48; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 170.
How long does peer review take at Transactions of the American Fisheries Society?
Authors report an average review time of 8–16 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 Transactions of the American Fisheries Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Transactions of the American Fisheries Society open access, and what is the APC?
Transactions of the American Fisheries Society is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,500.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .