Freshwater Crayfish

Aims & Scope

Freshwater Crayfish is the journal of the International Association of Astacology that is published after each biennial symposium.

The journal publishes peer-reviewed short (3-7 pages) and medium-length (8-15 pages) original scientific contributions about crayfish from various scientific disciplines including: aquaculture, behavior, biology, conservation, diseases, ecology, genetics, and physiology, among others.

Members attending or presenting at the symposium are encouraged to submit their presented work for publication in Freshwater Crayfish.

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.3
2024	0.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	21507

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	12

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.195

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q4

h-index

Year	Value
2024	14

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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.

• The spatial distribution of<i>Aphanomyces astaci</i>genotypes across Europe: introducing the first data from Ukraine

  Citation: 36

  Authors: Elena, Michaela, Michiel, Mihaela C., Lucian, Adam

• A review of juvenile redclaw crayfish <i>Cherax quadricarinatus</i> (von Martens, 1898) aquaculture: global production practices and innovation

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Damian P., Jamie E., Robert L., Clive M.

• Status, management and conservation of crayfish in Sweden: Results and the way forward

  Citation: 23

  Authors: Patrik, Lenart

• Recent invasion of the karstic river systems in Croatia through illegal introductions of the signal crayfish

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Sandra, Krešimir, Andreja, Krešimira, Ivana

• Development of mass production hatchery technology for the redclaw crayfish, <i>Cherax quadricarinatus</i>

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Clive, Colin

• A review of the spread of <i>Procambarus clarkii</i> across Japan and its morphological observations

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Tadashi

• Signal crayfish in Lake Saimaa could be maladapted to the local conditions due to<i>Aphanomyces astaci</i>infection: A seven-year study

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Japo, Vesa, Lennart, Harri, Ravi

• Range expansion by an invasive crayfish and subsequent range contraction of imperiled endemic crayfish in Missouri (USA) Ozark streams

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Robert, Jacob

• Mass mortality of Cherax quadricarinatus (von Martens, 1868) reared in Sicily (Italy): Crayfish plague introduced in an intensive farming

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Fabio, Tobia, Federica, Salvatore, Carmelo, Amedeo, Francesco

• Numerous population crashes of wild signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) in southern Finland

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Japo, Jenny, Harri, Petri

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