Popularity scores

January 2026
Journal popularity score 924
Discipline popularity scores (quartiles)
Aquatic science 30(Q1)
Biochemistry 90(Q1)
Physiology 20(Q1)
Zoology 26(Q1)

Journal info (provided by editor)

Manuscripts received last year
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Articles published last year
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% accepted last year
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Immediately rejected last year
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Open access status
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Two-year impact factor
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Aims and scope

The editor has not yet provided this information.

Duration of manuscript handling phases

Duration first review round
1.0 months
Tot. handling time acc. manuscripts
1.4 months
Decision time immediate rejection
3 days
Overall rating manuscript handling
3.0 / 5.0

Characteristics of peer review process

Average number of review rounds
1.5 rounds
Difficulty of reviewer comments
3.0 / 5.0 (moderate)
Average number of review reports
2.5 reports
Quality of review reports
3.5 / 5.0

Latest review

First review round: 2.7 weeks. Overall rating: 4 (very good). Outcome: Accepted.

Motivation:
A very in depth review with constructive comments and suggestions was given. I had a great experience dealing with the journal and felt the review process strengthened the paper and provided new insights.