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WoS SCIE Q3Scopus Q2SCImago #11,522CAS 3区Hybrid

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Abbreviation (ISO):Trans. Am. Fish. Soc
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q3•Scopus SJR: 0.517•SCImago Rank: #11,522•Identifier (ISSN):0002-8487(Print)/1548-8659(Online)•Articles / Year: 62•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,000 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q3
1.5
↑ +0.1

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
78

78 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ3
Self-Citation Rate10%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
62articles/year
33.94% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.4)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.861)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.444)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.563)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 1.406)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology88.2%Fishery81.1%Fish <Actinopterygii>61.1%Ecology59.6%Geology42.2%Geography35%Environmental science34.8%Oceanography29%Medicine27.1%Zoology22.7%Engineering22.5%Genetics20.1%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #11,522Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1872-1876, 1878-1894, 1896-1908, 1910-1935, 1937-1943, 1945, 1947-1955, 1957-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.517

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
103

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.52

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,000 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations253
3-Year Documents148
Citable Documents148

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)1

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate27.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Aquatic ScienceQ2
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
3区 (Zone 3)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
3区FISHERIES
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Bimonthly
Founding Year
1885
Editorial Address
AMER FISHERIES SOC, 5410 GROSVENOR LANE SUITE 110, BETHESDA, USA, MD, 20814-2199
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
FISHERIES
JCRSCIE
39/63Q3
FISHERIES
JCISCIE
38/63Q3

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—355
20251.46867
2024255105
20231.467276
20222.255241
20211.86166521
20201.44475666
20191.56381941
20181.4061181,457
2017—1331,655
2016—1362,060
2015—1232,255
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

WoS Q3
0123201820192020202120222023202420251.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.4

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 10%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 25756b38-fd42-4fd4-932e-c204c46daa6f
Database Updated: 2026-09-30