Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology is devoted to the publication of papers covering field and laboratory research into all aspects of the behaviour and physiology of all marine and freshwater animals within the contexts of ecology, evolution and conservation.
As the living resources of the world’s oceans, rivers and lakes are attracting increasing attention as food sources for humans and for their role in global ecology, the journal will also publish the results of research in the areas of fisheries biology and technology where the behaviour and physiology described have clear links to the contexts mentioned above.
The journal will accept for publication Research Articles, Reviews, Rapid Communications and Technical Notes (see Instructions for authors for details). In addition, Editorials, Opinions and Book Reviews (invited and suggested) will also occasionally be published. Suggestions to the Editor-In-Chief for Special Issues are encouraged and will be considered on an ad hoc basis.
With the goal of supporting early career researchers, the journal particularly invites submissions from graduate students and post-doctoral researchers. In addition to recognising the time constraints and logistical limitations their research often faces, and their particular need for a prompt review process, accepted articles by such researchers will be given prominence within the journal (see Instructions for authors for details).
Peer Review Statement
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous single anonymized peer review.
Editorials, Practice Reviews and Book Reviews have undergone editorial screening.
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Journal metrics
Usage
23K annual downloads/views
Citation metrics
0.9 (2023) Impact Factor
1.3 (2023) 5 year IF
2.1 (2023) CiteScore (Scopus)
0.453 (2023) SNIP
0.332 (2023) SJR
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who are deciding where to submit their next manuscript for publication.
However, any one metric only tells a part of the story of a journal’s
quality and impact. Each metric has its limitations which means that it
should never be considered in isolation, and metrics should be used to
support and not replace qualitative review.
We strongly recommend that you always use a number of metrics, alongside
other qualitative factors such as a journal’s aims & scope, its
readership, and a review of past content published in the journal. In
addition, a single article should always be assessed on its own merits and
never based on the metrics of the journal it was published in.
Usage and acceptance rate data above are for the last full calendar year
and are updated annually in February. Speed data is updated every six
months, based on the prior six months. Citation metrics are updated
annually mid-year. Please note that some journals do not display all of
the following metrics
(find out why).
Usage:
the total number of times articles in the journal were viewed by users
of Taylor & Francis Online in the previous calendar year, rounded to the
nearest thousand.
Citation Metrics
Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles published in the
journal within a two-year window. Only journals in the Clarivate Science
Citation Index Expanded (SCIE), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI),
Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI) and the Emerging Sources
Citation Index (ESCI) have an Impact Factor.
Impact Factor Best Quartile*:
the journal’s highest subject category ranking in the Journal Citation
Reports. Q1 = 25% of journals with the highest Impact Factors.
5 Year Impact Factor*:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal
within a five-year window.
CiteScore (Scopus)†:
the average number of citations received by articles in the journal over
a four-year period.
CiteScore Best Quartile†:
the journal’s highest CiteScore ranking in a Scopus subject category. Q1
= 25% of journals with the highest CiteScores.
SNIP
(Source Normalized Impact per Paper):
the number of citations per paper in the journal, divided by citation
potential in the field.
SJR
(Scimago Journal Rank):
Average number of (weighted) citations in one year, divided by the
number of articles published in the journal in the previous three years.
Speed/acceptance
From submission to first decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision. Based on manuscripts receiving a
first decision in the last six months.
From submission to first post-review decision:
the average (median) number of days for a manuscript submitted to the
journal to receive a first decision if it is sent out for peer review.
Based on manuscripts receiving a post-review first decision in the last
six months.
From acceptance to online publication:
the average (median) number of days from acceptance of a manuscript to
online publication of the Version of Record. Based on articles published
in the last six months.
Acceptance rate:
articles accepted for publication by the journal in the previous
calendar year as percentage of all papers receiving a final decision.
Editor-in-Chief: Prof. Thomas J. Trott - Suffolk University, Boston, MA, USA
Associate Editors: Dr J. Atema - BUMP, Marine Biological Laboratory, MA, USA Dr Fanny de Busserolles - Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland Dr Siu-Ming Chang -Guangdong Ocean University, China Dr Chuan-Chin Chiao -National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan Prof. K.H. Chu- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, P.R. China Dr J. Davenport - University College Cork, Ireland Dr Chris K. Elvidge- University of Eastern Finland Dr David Francis -Deakin University, Australia Prof. Wei Ge -University of Macau, China Dr R. Hanlon - Marine Biological Laboratory, MA, USA Dr B. Hazlett - University of Michigan, MI, USA Dr N. Herbert -University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr Andrew Hoskins -CSIRO, Australia Dr Stephen Kirkman -Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa Prof. Justin Marshall- University of Queensland, Australia Dr Iain McGaw -Memorial University, Canada Dr Chiara Manfrin - Università di Trieste, Italy Prof. B. Nowak -University of Tasmania, Australia Prof. N. Pankhurst - James Cook University, Australia Dr Pierre A. Pistorius- Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, South Africa Dr Craig Radford- University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr Nicholas Romano - University of Arkansas, USA Prof. E. W. Taylor - The University of Birmingham, UK Dr Elena Tricarico - University of Florence, Italy Dr Russell C. Wyeth- St Francis Xavier University, Canada Dr Luisa M. Vera - Stirling University, UK
Previous Editors: Prof. David L Macmillan Prof. John P.Y Arnould
Abstracting and indexing
CABS; Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Chemical Abstracts; Elsevier/GEO Abstracts; Environmental Periodicals Bibliography; Food Science and Technology Abstracts; Science Citation Index®/ SciSearch®/ Current Contents®/ Agriculture, Biology and Environmental Sciences; Science Citation Index Expanded TM, PASCAL; PsychInfo; SCOPUS; SUBIS and Zoological Record.
Open access
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of our Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research.
Why choose open access?
Increase the discoverability and readership of your article
Make an impact and reach new readers, not just those with easy access to a research library
Freely share your work with anyone, anywhere
Comply with funding mandates and meet the requirements of your institution, employer or funder
Rigorous peer review for every open access article
Article Publishing Charges (APC)
If you choose to publish open access in this journal you may be asked to pay an Article Publishing Charge (APC). You may be able to publish your article at no cost to yourself or with a reduced APC if your institution or research funder has an open access agreement or membership with Taylor & Francis.
Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology
(1995 - current)
Formerly known as
Marine Behaviour and Physiology
(1972 - 1994)
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