Fisheries Science

Aims & Scope

Fisheries Science is the official journal of the Japanese Society of Fisheries Science, which was established in 1932.

Recognized as a leading journal in its field, Fisheries Science is respected internationally for the publication of basic and applied research articles in a broad range of subject areas relevant to fisheries science.

All articles are peer-reviewed by at least two experts in the field of the submitted paper.

Published six times per year, Fisheries Science includes about 120 articles per volume.

It has a rich history of publishing quality papers in fisheries, biology, aquaculture, environment, chemistry and biochemistry, food science and technology, and Social Science.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	1.4
2024	1.40

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	15208

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	332

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.348

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	75

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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.

• Tissue Preservation and Total DNA Extraction form Fish Stored at Ambient Temperature Using Buffers Containing High Concentration of Urea

  Citation: 314

  Authors: Takashi, Takanori, Kenji, Ichiro

• Aquatic animal carotenoids

  Citation: 290

  Authors: Takao

• Antimicrobial activity of shrimp chitin and chitosan from different treatments and applications of fish preservation

  Citation: 284

  Authors: GUO-JANE, WEN-HUEY, HSING-CHEN, CHORNG-LAING

• Carotenoids as Singlet Oxygen Quenchers in Marine Organisms

  Citation: 273

  Authors: Nobuyoshi, Masafumi, Wataru

• Strategies for further development of aquatic feeds

  Citation: 268

  Authors: TAKESHI

• Vitellogenesis and choriogenesis in fishes

  Citation: 205

  Authors: Akihiko, Naoshi, Toshiaki

• Desaturases and elongases involved in polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in aquatic invertebrates: a comprehensive review

  Citation: 184

  Authors: Óscar, Naoki

• MiFish metabarcoding: a high-throughput approach for simultaneous detection of multiple fish species from environmental DNA and other samples

  Citation: 179

  Authors: Masaki, Ryo O., Tetsuya

• Growth, stress tolerance and non-specific immune response of Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus to probiotics in a closed recirculating system

  Citation: 173

  Authors: Yousuke, Hiroto, Jae-Yoon, Min-Jee, Sungchul C., Won-Jae, Kazuya, Shunsuke

• A review of ghost fishing: scientific approaches to evaluation and solutions

  Citation: 172

  Authors: Tatsuro, Toshiko, Naoki

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