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American Journal of Fisheries — Open Access Journal
American Journal of Fisheries is an international, scientific peer-reviewed open access journal published online by sop.
Open Access free for readers, with article processing charges (APC) paid by authors or their institutions.
High visibility: Indexed in the Google Scholar and other databases.
Rapid publication: manuscripts are peer-reviewed and a first decision provided to authors approximately 20 days after submission; acceptance to publication is undertaken in 5 days.
Recognition of reviewers: reviewers who provide timely, thorough peer-review reports receive vouchers entitling them to a discount on the APC of their next publication in any sop journal, in appreciation of the work done.
All manuscripts must be prepared in English and are subject to a rigorous and fair peer-review process. Generally, accepted papers will appear online within 5 weeks. The journal publishes original articles and reviews including but not limited to the following fields:
· Biology and Ecology of Aquatic Animals
· Aquatic animal behavior
· Aquatic toxicology and pollution
· Biology and biochemistry
· Conservation and exploitation
· Diseases, parasitology and immunology
· Distribution, ecology and migration
· Ecological and evolutionary issues
· Genetics and population genetics
· Physiology and molecular biology
· Population studies and reproduction
· Taxonomy, anatomy, histology and morphology.
· Fisheries and Aquaculture:
· Aquatic biotechnologies
· Disease prevention and treatment
· Environment interactions
· Farming and fishing technologies and economics
· Fisheries management
· Genetic breeding and development
· Healthy and ecological farming technology
· Human uses of aquatic resources
· Nutrition and aquaculture feed
· Physiology and biochemistries
· Policies, legislations, public perceptions and ethical issues
· Reproduction and health
· Resource assessment and protection
· Stock assessment and modelling
· Sustainability
· Seafood chemistry, nutrition and safety
· Seafood sustainability, certification and traceability
