ScopusElsevier Scopus
Status
Active
Coverage
1972–present
Source type
Journal
Open access
No
CiteScore
9
SJR · SCImago
1.101
Q1 SJR quartile
H-index
232
Best quartile
Q1 · 94th pctile
| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Science | 14 / 259 | 94th | Q1 |
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Aquaculture
Aquaculture is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 9), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by Elsevier B.V..
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ISSN 0044-8486Verify ISSN ↗1873-5622Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: Elsevier B.V.
Scopus · Q1WoS · SCIEONOS
9
CiteScore 2025
Q1
Best quartile
2
Indexed in
Cost to publish: About US$3,910 to publish open access (publisher list price, via OpenAlex) — subscription publishing may be free
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ONOS · SubscriptionOne Nation One Subscription — full-text access
This journal is part of the ONOS national subscription — readers at an ONOS-subscribed Indian institution get full-text access to its articles at no cost.
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Quick answers
Is Aquaculture indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1972–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 9.
What quartile is Aquaculture in Scopus?
Aquaculture is Q1 in Aquatic Science (rank 14 of 259), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Aquaculture?
Aquaculture is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 9, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 94th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 1.101, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 232.
How much does it cost to publish in Aquaculture?
The publisher lists an article processing charge of about US$3,910 for open access (source: OpenAlex). Many journals also publish by the subscription route at no cost to the author, so confirm on the journal's own website.
Who publishes Aquaculture and what is its ISSN?
Aquaculture is published by Elsevier B.V. Its print ISSN is 0044-8486 and its online ISSN is 1873-5622.
Is Aquaculture covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Aquaculture in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Aquaculture open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Aquaculture? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Aquaculture has an h-index of 279 and a 2-year mean of 4.53 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 9, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #17 of 254 Scopus journals in Aquatic Science.
279
h-index
4.53
2-yr mean citations
19,304
i10-index
27,541
works indexed
1,121,938
total citations
Publication fee · open access list price, US$
US$3,910
2-yr mean citations, among Scopus journals in the same subject
#17 of 254 Top 7% Aquatic Science
Aquaculture published 1,331 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2021 with 1,425. 2026* is the year so far.
Main topics
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Aquaculture? — latest 79 articles, 2026
In its latest 79 research articles (2026), authors are most often from China (70.7%), Norway (5.1%) and Spain (2.7%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Aquaculture? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. 14 retracted papers are recorded (0.5 per 1,000 papers). The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers 14 · 0.5 per 1,000 papers
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration70.7% of recent authorship from China
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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