Fisheries Research

Aims & Scope

This journal provides an international forum for the publication of papers in the areas of fisheries science, fishing technology, fisheries management and relevant socio-economics.

The scope covers fisheries in salt, brackish and freshwater systems, and all aspects of associated ecology, environmental aspects of fisheries, and economics.

Both theoretical and practical papers are acceptable, including laboratory and field experimental studies relevant to fisheries.

Papers on the conservation of exploitable living resources are welcome.

Review and Viewpoint articles are also published.

As the specified areas inevitably impinge on and interrelate with each other, the approach of the journal is multidisciplinary, and authors are encouraged to emphasise the relevance of their own work to that of other disciplines.

The journal is intended for fisheries scientists, biological oceanographers, gear technologists, economists, managers, administrators, policy makers and legislators.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	2.3

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.834

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q1

h-index

Year	Value
2024	116

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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, 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.

• Standardizing catch and effort data: a review of recent approaches

  Citation: 1011

  Authors: Mark N., André E.

• Stock synthesis: A biological and statistical framework for fish stock assessment and fishery management

  Citation: 610

  Authors: Richard D., Chantell R.

• Ecological risk assessment for the effects of fishing

  Citation: 447

  Authors: A.J., A.D.M., I.C., C., R., J.M., R.A., J., M., D., S.P., D., R., I.A., S.D., R., K.J., M., T., C., T.I., S.E., H., A., B.S., S.

• An holistic approach to fish stock identification

  Citation: 403

  Authors: Gavin A, John R

• A review of integrated analysis in fisheries stock assessment

  Citation: 400

  Authors: Mark N., André E.

• Stock identification and its role in stock assessment and fisheries management: an overview

  Citation: 398

  Authors: Gavin A, Kevin D, John B

• Otolith elemental fingerprints as biological tracers of fish stocks

  Citation: 363

  Authors: S.E, G.A, J.M, A, J

• Habitat requirements of Atlantic salmon and brown trout in rivers and streams

  Citation: 340

  Authors: J.D, P.S, G.J.A, M, N.J

• Underwater video techniques for observing coastal marine biodiversity: A review of sixty years of publications (1952–2012)

  Citation: 338

  Authors: Delphine, Dominique

• GLMs, GAMs and GLMMs: an overview of theory for applications in fisheries research

  Citation: 329

  Authors: W.N., C.M.

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