Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems

Aims & Scope

Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems (KMAE-Bulletin Français de la Pêche et de la Pisciculture since 1928) serves as a foundation for scientific advice across the broad spectrum of management and conservation issues related to freshwater ecosystems.

The journal publishes articles, short communications, reviews, comments and replies that contribute to a scientific understanding of freshwater ecosystems and the impact of human activities upon these systems.

Its scope includes economic, social, and public administration studies, in so far as they are directly concerned with the management of freshwater ecosystems (e.g.

European Water Framework Directive, USA Clean Water Act, Canadian Water Quality Guidelines, …) and prove of general interest to freshwater specialists.

Papers on insular freshwater ecosystems and on transitional waters are welcome.

KMAE is not a preferred journal for taxonomical, physiological, biological, toxicological studies, unless a clear link to ecological aspects can be established.

Articles with a very descriptive content can be accepted if they are part of a broader ecological context.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science, 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
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

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

This journal does not charge a mandatory Article Processing Charge (APC). However, optional open access publication may incur fees based on the publisher’s policies.

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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.

• A review of the ever increasing threat to European crayfish from non-indigenous crayfish species

  Citation: 271

  Authors: D.M., J.D., C., P.J.

• Life-forms, cell-sizes and ecological guilds of diatoms in European rivers

  Citation: 263

  Authors: F., A.

• Continental-wide distribution of crayfish species in Europe: update and maps

  Citation: 251

  Authors: A., A., P.

• A review of Gobiid expansion along the Danube-Rhine corridor – geopolitical change as a driver for invasion

  Citation: 94

  Authors: K.F., M., P.

• Review on the acute<i>Daphnia magna</i>toxicity test – Evaluation of the sensitivity and the precision of assays performed with organisms from laboratory cultures or hatched from dormant eggs

  Citation: 87

  Authors: G., R., M., C., K. Cl., M., B., A., T.

• Behaviour and passage of European silver eels (<i>Anguilla anguilla</i>) at a small hydropower plant during their downstream migration

  Citation: 55

  Authors: F., M., S., P., E.

• Imports of ornamental crayfish: the first decade from the Czech Republic’s perspective

  Citation: 55

  Authors: J., L., O.

• Population ecology of an alien “warm water” crayfish (<i>Procambarus clarkii</i>) in a new cold habitat

  Citation: 54

  Authors: C.

• Synthesis of thermal tolerances of the common freshwater fish species in large Western Europe rivers

  Citation: 52

  Authors: Y., L.

• A review of ecological interactions between crayfish and fish, indigenous and introduced

  Citation: 49

  Authors: J.D.