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WoS SCIE Q2Scopus Q2SCImago #9,658CAS 3区Hybrid

Fisheries

Abbreviation (ISO):FISHERIES
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q2•Scopus SJR: 0.61•SCImago Rank: #9,658•Identifier (ISSN):0363-2415(Print)/1548-8446(Online)•Articles / Year: 39•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $3,079 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q2
3.1
↑ +0.9

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
71

71 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ2
Self-Citation Rate8.3%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
39articles/year
42.16% Gold OA•93.75% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.75pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.1)
🔵 Computed
20251.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.8)
🔵 Computed
20221.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 3.539)
🔵 Computed
20211.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.939)
🔵 Computed
20201.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.701)
🔵 Computed
20191.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.74)
🔵 Computed
20181.75đ
WoS Q2 có IF ≥ 2.0(IF: 2.734)
🔵 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

Fisheries is a monthly magazine established in January 1976, by the American Fisheries Society (AFS), the oldest and largest professional society representing fisheries scientists. Fisheries features peer-reviewed technical articles on all aspects of aquatic resource-related subjects, as well as professional issues, new ideas and approaches, education, economics, administration, and law. Issues contain features, essays, AFS news, current events, book reviews, editorials, letters, job notices, chapter activies, and a calendar of events.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology57.5%Fishery49.8%Geography44.3%Ecology30.7%Business27.3%Political science24.6%Physics22.6%Environmental science22%Computer science22%Law21.8%Fish <Actinopterygii>21.6%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #9,658Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1976-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.61

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
95

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.07

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,079 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations254
3-Year Documents240
Citable Documents108

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 Rate28.2%

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
Nature and Landscape ConservationQ2

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
Monthly
Founding Year
1976
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
17/63Q2
FISHERIES
JCISCIE
21/63Q2

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—629
20252.2154144
20242.4167138
20232.8167226
20223.539169369
20212.939156494
20202.701190962
20192.74182979
20182.734188905
2017—2041,629
2016—2111,966
2015—2371,633
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Fisheries

WoS Q2
1245201820192020202120222023202420252.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:2.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 8.3%

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: bfa812b0-0727-49b4-9b84-6dcf24659e3a
Database Updated: 2026-10-01