Journal of Fish Biology
The official journal of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles
Edited by:
J.F. Craig
ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2008: 20/40 Fisheries; 43/87 Marine & Freshwater Biology
Impact Factor: 1.246
The Journal of Fish Biology is a leading international, peer-review journal for scientists engaged in all aspects of fish biology. Ranked in 2008 amongst the 100 most influential journals of Biology & Medicine over the last 100 years by the Special Libraries Association - Biomedical and Life Sciences Division (SLA-DBIO), the journal encompasses all aquatic ecosystems: marine, estuarine and fresh water.
The journal publishes high-quality papers relevant to the central theme of fish biology and aims to bring together under one cover an overall picture of the research in progress and to provide international communication among researchers in many disciplines with a common interest in the biology of fish. Topics covered include: Aquaculture; Behaviour; Biochemistry; Diseases; Distribution; Ecology; Genetics; Growth; Immunology; Migration; Morphology; Parasitology; Physiology; Pollution; Population studies; Reproduction; Taxonomy; Toxicology.
TopNews and Announcements
Now Indexed in Medline
Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
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Online Open
Journal of Fish Biology participates in a Blackwells scheme to allow authors that wish to allow open access to their papers to pay for the publication cost. Authors should NOT indicate at the point of submission whether they will wish to make use of this facility. If the paper is accepted, they will be given an opportunity to make their wishes known at that time. Read more.
Online Submission
The Journal of Fish Biology uses a web-based submission and peer review system called Editorial Manager®. All manuscripts should be submitted at http://jfb.editorialmanager.com/. This system is quick and convenient for both authors and reviewers. It also enables the Journal to reduce the time it takes to make a decision on a manuscript by reducing postal and other delays throughout the editorial process.
Free access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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Microarrays Special Issue Now Published!
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Click on the titles below to read the Featured Articles published in Journal of Fish Biology since 2003:
Life history and ecology of seahorses: implications for conservation and management
S. J. Foster, A. C. J. Vincent
Cytogenetic characterization of six species of flatfishes with comments to karyotype differentiation patterns in Pleuronectiformes (Teleostei)
M. F. C. Azevedo, C. Oliveira, B. G. Pardo and P. Martínez
Size-specific growth of bluegill, largemouth bass and channel catfish in relation to prey availability and limnological variables
D. E. Shoup, S. P. Callahan, D. H. Wahl and C. L. Pierce
Current issues in fish welfare
F. A. Huntingford, C. Adams, V. A. Braithwaite, S. Kadri, T. G. Pottinger, P. Sandøe, J. F. Turnbull
