Journal profile · Marine & Freshwater Biology
VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
ISSN 0240-8759 · Universite de Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie) · FRANCE · Quarterly · Founded 1980
VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.16; fully open access; review over 36 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT is published by Universite de Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie) 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 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Marine and fisheries research, together about 29.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Vie et Milieu / Life & Environment is an international journal of general ecology publishing papers in English on marine ecology, trophic webs, ecophysiology, quantitative ecology, modelisation, evolution, phylogenetics, genetics, symbioses, environment. The journal is focused on marine sciences, but also publishes studies on lagoonal and terrestrial domains.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Marine & Freshwater Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science13.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences6.1%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science5%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton DynamicsEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.16LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.21LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.73OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 45.45%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 156 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
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)
- over 36 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Universite de Paris VI (Pierre et Marie Curie)
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0240-8759
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT
What CAS zone is VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Ecology / Marine & Freshwater Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.16; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 11.
How long does peer review take at VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT?
Authors report an average review time of over 36 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 VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT open access, and what is the APC?
VIE ET MILIEU-LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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: .