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| European Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences | |
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| Title | European Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| Discipline | Fisheries science; Aquatic ecology |
| Abbreviation | Eur. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. |
European Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences presents peer-reviewed research on fish biology, aquaculture, freshwater systems, and marine resources. The journal situates its contributions within debates shaped by institutions such as European Commission, Food and Agriculture Organization, International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, World Wildlife Fund, and regional agencies like European Environment Agency, engaging stakeholders from University of Oslo, Wageningen University, University of Copenhagen, University of Liverpool, and Szczecin University. Articles often intersect policy discussions involving Common Fisheries Policy, Habitat Directive, Marine Strategy Framework Directive, Baltic Sea Action Plan, and frameworks promoted by Convention on Biological Diversity.
The journal emerged during a period when publications such as Journal of Fish Biology, Fisheries Research, ICES Journal of Marine Science, Aquaculture, and Marine Ecology Progress Series were expanding scholarly communication across Europe and beyond. Its establishment reflects institutional trends evident at organizations like International Union for Conservation of Nature, European Parliament, FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, North Atlantic Fisheries Organization, and national research centres such as Institute of Marine Research (Norway), Ifremer, and Finnish Environment Institute. The editorial lineage and publisher relations have interacted with academic networks at University of Bergen, University of Gothenburg, Trondheim, Jagiellonian University, and consortia including European University Association.
The journal covers empirical and theoretical work on topics addressed by comparable outlets like Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Journal of Sea Research, Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, and Limnology and Oceanography. Typical subject areas include biology of species such as Atlantic cod, European eel, Atlantic salmon, Common carp, and Tilapia; habitat studies referencing regions like the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea, Danube River, and Rhone River; and applied themes intersecting with aquaculture operations at companies analogous to Mowi (company), regulatory frameworks exemplified by Marine Stewardship Council, and conservation efforts led by BirdLife International and WWF. Reviews, methodological papers, short communications, and special issues connect to events such as the World Fisheries Congress, Aquaculture Europe Conference, ICLARM workshops, and symposia organized by European Marine Board.
Editorial management draws on expertise comparable to faculty at University of St Andrews, University of Plymouth, University of Barcelona, Sorbonne University, and University of Lisbon, and collaborates with networks that include European Association of Fish Pathologists, International Association of Aquatic and Marine Science Libraries and Information Centers, and research programmes like Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe. The peer review process mirrors standards used by journals indexed alongside Scopus, Web of Science, PubMed-listed outlets, and specialty titles such as Fisheries Oceanography and Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. Editorial policies often reference best practices advocated by Committee on Publication Ethics, Crossref, and publishing initiatives associated with Elsevier, Springer Nature, and independent academic presses hosted by university presses at Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press.
The journal's publication model aligns with transitions seen across titles like PLOS ONE, Frontiers in Marine Science, and society journals migrating to hybrid or open access schemes under mandates from entities such as Plan S, European Research Council, Wellcome Trust, and national funders in Germany, France, United Kingdom, and Poland. Distribution channels intersect with library consortia including LIBER, SPARC Europe, and national repositories in countries represented by CSIC, CNRS, Max Planck Society, and Polish Academy of Sciences. Production workflows reference standards employed by CrossRef, ORCID, and persistent identifier systems used by DataCite and institutional infrastructures at CERN and EMBL-EBI.
Abstracting and indexing practices place the journal in databases comparable to Scopus, Science Citation Index Expanded, BIOSIS Previews, AGRIS, Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts, and library catalogues used by WorldCat and national libraries such as the British Library and Bibliothèque nationale de France. Metadata integration follows protocols from Dublin Core, NLM Catalog, OpenAIRE, and initiatives linking to datasets hosted at PANGAEA and thematic repositories managed by European Marine Observation and Data Network.
Scholarly impact is assessed alongside journals like Conservation Biology, Ecological Applications, Marine Policy, and Global Change Biology using citation metrics from Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholar, and ranking lists curated by Scimago Institutions Rankings and national evaluation agencies in Spain, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Turkey. The journal's role in informing management decisions resonates with stakeholders including ICES, OSPAR Commission, HELCOM, and NGOs such as Greenpeace and Fauna & Flora International. Academic reception is reflected in course syllabi at institutions like University of Bergen, Aarhus University, University of Galway, and in citations within reports by European Court of Auditors and policy briefs produced for European Commission DG MARE.
Category:Fisheries science journals