Aquaculture Research

Aims & Scope

International in perspective, Aquaculture Research is published 12 times a year and specifically addresses research and reference needs of all working and studying within the many varied areas of aquaculture.

The Journal regularly publishes papers on applied or scientific research relevant to freshwater, brackish, and marine aquaculture.

It covers all aquatic organisms, floristic and faunistic, related directly or indirectly to human consumption.

The journal also includes review articles, short communications and technical papers.

Young scientists are particularly encouraged to submit short communications based on their own research.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Plagiarism url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

Plagiarism Policy

This journal follows a plagiarism policy. All submitted manuscripts are screened using reliable plagiarism detection software to ensure originality and academic integrity. Authors are responsible for proper citation and acknowledgment of all sources, and any form of plagiarism, including self-plagiarism, will not be tolerated.

For more details, please refer to our official: Plagiarism Policy.

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 2,570.00 USD. Learn more.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Expanding the utilization of sustainable plant products in aquafeeds: a review

  Citation: 1754

  Authors: Delbert M, Frederic T, Paul, Konrad, T Gibson, Ronald W, Eliot, Gongshe, Ã…shild, Richard, Kenneth, Michael, Wendy, Denise, Edward, David, Rich, Eve

• Lysozyme: an important defence molecule of fish innate immune system

  Citation: 1378

  Authors: Shailesh, P K

• Utilization of plant proteins in fish diets: effects of global demand and supplies of fishmeal

  Citation: 907

  Authors: Ronald W

• Fatty acid requirements in ontogeny of marine and freshwater fish

  Citation: 861

  Authors: Douglas R.

• Role of gastrointestinal microbiota in fish

  Citation: 832

  Authors: Sukanta K

• Important antinutrients in plant feedstuffs for aquaculture: an update on recent findings regarding responses in salmonids

  Citation: 497

  Authors: Åshild, Michael, Jim, Ståle, Anne Marie

• Genetic improvement of cold-water fish species

  Citation: 400

  Authors: T.

• Live feeds for early stages of fish rearing

  Citation: 363

  Authors: Luís E C, Manuel, Pavlos, Sofia, Maria Teresa

• Protein and amino acid nutrition and metabolism in fish: current knowledge and future needs

  Citation: 315

  Authors: Sadasivam J, Iban

• The effect of different carbon sources on the nutritional value of bioflocs, a feed for<i>Macrobrachium rosenbergii</i>postlarvae

  Citation: 267

  Authors: Roselien, Bram, Mathieu, Peter, Willy