Fish and Fisheries

Aims & Scope

Fish and Fisheries adopts a broad, interdisciplinary approach to the subject of fish biology and fisheries.

It draws contributions in the form of major synoptic papers and syntheses or meta-analyses that lay out new approaches, re-examine existing findings, methods or theory, and discuss papers and commentaries from diverse areas.

Focal areas include fish palaeontology, molecular biology and ecology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, ecology, behaviour, evolutionary studies, conservation, assessment, population dynamics, mathematical modelling, ecosystem analysis and the social, economic and policy aspects of fisheries where they are grounded in a scientific approach.

A paper in Fish and Fisheries must draw upon all key elements of the existing literature on a topic, normally have a broad geographic and/or taxonomic scope, and provide general points which make it compelling to a wide range of readers whatever their geographical location.

So, in short, we aim to publish articles that make syntheses of old or synoptic, long-term or spatially widespread data, introduce or consolidate fresh concepts or theory, or, in the Ghoti section, briefly justify preliminary, new synoptic ideas.

Please note that authors of submissions not meeting this mandate will be directed to the appropriate primary literature.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	6.1
2024	5.60

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	1252

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	1738

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	2.153

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	140

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Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

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

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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.

• Projecting global marine biodiversity impacts under climate change scenarios

  Citation: 1204

  Authors: William W.L., Vicky W.Y., Jorge L., Kelly, Reg, Daniel

• Vulnerability of national economies to the impacts of climate change on fisheries

  Citation: 909

  Authors: Edward H., Allison L., Marie‐Caroline, W., Katrina, Declan, Ashley S., Graham M., John D., Neil L., Nicholas K.

• Extinction vulnerability in marine populations

  Citation: 705

  Authors: Nicholas K, Yvonne, John D

• Compensatory growth in fishes: a response to growth depression

  Citation: 699

  Authors: M, A, R J

• The guild approach to categorizing estuarine fish assemblages: a global review

  Citation: 628

  Authors: Michael, Alan K, Ian C, Stephen J M, Digby P, Frank G, Trevor D

• Compensatory density dependence in fish populations: importance, controversy, understanding and prognosis

  Citation: 537

  Authors: Kenneth A, James H, Kirk O, Ransom A, Ray

• Management strategy evaluation: best practices

  Citation: 504

  Authors: André E, Doug S, Carryn L, José A A, Malcolm

• Paradigm shifts in marine fisheries genetics: ugly hypotheses slain by beautiful facts

  Citation: 488

  Authors: Lorenz, Gary R

• Lessons in modelling and management of marine ecosystems: the Atlantis experience

  Citation: 480

  Authors: Elizabeth A, Jason S, Isaac C, Marie, Penelope, Cameron, Peter, Rebecca, Robert J, Anthony D M, David C

• The future of fish passage science, engineering, and practice

  Citation: 464

  Authors: Ana T., Martyn C., Theodore, Christos, Lee J., Jason D., Kim, Paulo S., Gordon C., Douglas C., Nicholas J., David Z., Hans‐Petter, Torbjørn, Nallamuthu, John G., Steven J.

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