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WoS SCIE Q1Scopus Q1SCImago #2,466Top JournalReview JournalHybrid

Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

Acronym:brfs
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Abbreviation (ISO):REV. FISH. SCI. AQUACULT
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Identifier (ISSN):2330-8249(Print)/2330-8257(Online)
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Publisher:Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Clarivate IF (2026)
7.8↑ +2.5
Journal Impact Factor
IF Trend↓
WoS Quartile
Q1
WoS SCIETop Tier
Clarivate WoS JCR
WoS Categories↓
JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2026)

Clarivate IF trend for Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture

WoS Q1
2611154.7520183.7720193.7520205.89202110.4202211.520236.420245.320257.82026
Annual Impact Factor Metric
Current (2026):7.8
Scopus SJR & RankScopus Q1
1.49
#2,466

SCImago Journal Rank citation prestige weighting

Scopus Year: 2025
H-Index (2025)
96

96 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRTop Tier
Self-Citation Rate3.1%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
23articles/year
16.46% Gold OA•11.76% Original Research

Aims & Scope

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.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology95.4%Fishery88.8%Fish <Actinopterygii>68.3%Ecology55.4%Geography44.6%Environmental science35.8%Geology34.6%Political science30.4%Law30%Economics27.9%Aquaculture26.7%Business25.8%Oceanography21.3%Fishing20.4%
Primary Research Areas

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
JCRSCIE2026

FISHERIES

Q1
Rank2/63
IndexSCIE
JCISCIE2026

FISHERIES

Q1
Rank9/63
IndexSCIE

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
2026Latest
IF7.8
Articles / Year14
Total Citations3
2025
IF5.3
Articles / Year30
Total Citations123
2024
IF6.4
Articles / Year37
Total Citations601
2023
IF11.5
Articles / Year26
Total Citations382
2022
IF10.405
Articles / Year19
Total Citations549

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #2,466Scopus Q1SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2014-2026
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological SciencesEnvironmental Science
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q1
1.49

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

Quartile: Scopus Q1
Citations / Doc (2 years)
7.87

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$3,708 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Estimated cost / article

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations623
3-Year Documents78
Citable Documents68

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

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)2

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate32.3%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Aquatic ScienceQ1
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawQ1
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 3.1%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
1区 (Zone 1)Agricultural Sciences
Minor Category (Specific Field):
1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

Academic Intelligence Overview & Context

ImpaQ Analysis

Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture (acronym: brfs, abbr: REV. FISH. SCI. AQUACULT, ISSN: 2330-8249) is a peer-reviewed international scholarly journal in the field of FISHERIES, published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. in United States. The periodical holds a Journal Impact Factor (JIF) of 7.80, ranking in quartile Q1 of Web of Science (SCIE), a Scopus SJR indicator of 1.490 (Q1), an H-index of 96.

The journal enforces rigorous peer evaluation with an annual output of approximately 23 scientific articles. In terms of accessibility and author fees, it operates under the Hybrid model with an estimated APC of $3,708 USD. It serves as a benchmark publication platform for academics, researchers, and doctoral candidates seeking global research visibility.

Publishing & Editorial Information

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

Open Access Model
Hybrid
Publisher
Taylor and Francis Ltd.
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Periodic
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed
Editorial Address
530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, USA, PA, 19106

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01