Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
ISSN: Online ISSN: 2090-3278, Print ISSN: 1687-4285
Subject Areas: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (General)
The achievements and development of the scientific journal “The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research” (EJAR):
- In 2012, the Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research joined Elsevier B.V., and it has become an international open access journal, which publishes an annual volume of 4 issues.
- In 2014, the scientific journal became indexed in Scopus and Zoological records.
- In 2014, EJAR received its first CiteScore of 0.6, a metric developed by Elsevier that has the same formula of the impact factor (IF) to measure the extent of the journal’s performance.
- In 2016, EJAR joined the DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journal). Please visit the following link for more insights: https://doaj.org/toc/1687-4285
- In 2018, the journal became indexed in Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Preview and Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI).
- In 2019, EJAR became Q2 in all its specializations; namely ‘Aquatic Science’, ‘Ecology, evolution and Systematics’, ‘Oceanography’, and ‘Water Science and Technology’.
- Since 2022, EJAR became Q1 in all the following categories: ‘Aquatic Science’, ‘Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics’, ‘Oceanography’, and ‘Water Science and Technology’.
- In 2023, EJAR has achieved a new milestone by being included in the Web of Science coverage and this was followed by a bigger achievement, which is to receive its first Impact factor of 3.5 and be listed in the Master Journal List (MJL). Please click on the following link https://mjl.clarivate.com/home and insert the name of the journal “Egyptian journal of Aquatic Research” to get further insights from Clarivate website.
- By the end of 2023, the CiteScore of EJAR was 6.4. For more updates about the latest CiteScore, please visit the following link for more insights: https://www.scopus.com/sourceid/21100324710
- Since EJAR is the first ranked journal in the categories of ‘Aquatic Science’ and ‘Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics’ in the Middle East, Africa and Arab Countries. Please visit the following link for more insights: https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=1104&area=1100&country=Middle%20East&type=j
- EJAR is the first ranked journal in the category of Aquatic Science in Africa. Please visit the following link for more insights: https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=1104&area=1100&type=j&country=Africa
- EJAR is currently ranked in the 40th place globally in the category of Aquatic Science. Please visit the following link for more insights: https://www.scimagojr.com/journalrank.php?category=1104&area=1100&type=j
- By the start of 2024, EJAR has renewed its contract with Elsevier B.V. for a period of 7 years.
- To check the guide for authors of EJAR please visit the following link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/the-egyptian-journal-of-aquatic-research/publish/guide-for-authors
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Peer Review under the responsibility of National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
Aims & Scope
The Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research is published by the National Institute of Oceanography & Fisheries. The Journal is devoted to the publication of original papers and reviews in all branches of aquatic sciences (Oceanography, Limnology, Fisheries, Aquaculture and environmental sciences).
Editorial board by country/region
51 editors and editorial board members in 14 countries/regions
- Egypt (28)
- India (6)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (2),
- United States of America (2),
- Austria, Belgium, China, Hong Kong, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Sri Lanka, and United Arab Emirates (1 reviewer per country)
Summary of EJAR Metrics for Year 2022-2023
| H-Index | 45 |
| CiteScore | 6.4 |
| Impact Factor | 3.5 |
| Quartile | Q1 |
| Acceptance Rate | 15% |
| SJR | 0.76 |
| Publishing Timeline | 6 days: Time to first decision
116 days: Review time 175 days: Submission to acceptance |
The global visibility and downloads of the Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
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TOP COUNTRIES/ REGIONS |
DOWNLOADS | ||
| 1 | India | 35,668 | |
| 2 | United States | 30,738 | |
| 3 | China | 27,361 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 15,975 | |
| 5 | Thailand | 15,161 | |
| 6 | Indonesia | 13,696 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 12,896 | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 11,730 | |
| 9 | Turkey | 9,095 | |
| 10 | Brazil | 8,948 | |
| 11 | Russia | 8,562 | |
| 12 | Japan | 6,098 | |
| 13 | South Korea | 6,048 | |
| 14 | Pakistan | 5,752 | |
| 15 | Australia | 5,716 | |
| 16 | Philippines | 5,348 | |
| 17 | Canada | 5,342 | |
| 18 | Taiwan | 5,132 | |
| 19 | Italy | 5,063 | |
| 20 | Germany | 4,930 |
Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Research
Professor Fatma Aly Abd El-Razek
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, EgyptEmail Professor Fatma Aly Abd El-Razek
- Dr. Soliman Abd El Rahman
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Fish Nutrition and Aquaculture, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Mohamed Ahmed Said
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Upali Amarasinghe
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- Professor Genuario Belmonte
University of Salento, Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences and Technologies, Lecce, Italy
- Professor Muthusamy Chandrasekaran
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Kochi, India
- Professor Henri Dumont
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium
- Professor Ahmed El Nemr
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Abdel-Fattah El-Sayed
Alexandria University, Faculty of Science, Alexandria, Egypt
- Dr. Hosam Elsaied
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo, Egypt
- Makram Gerges
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo, Egypt
- Professor Mohamed Hamid
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Maria Hołyńska
Museum and Institute of Zoology Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland
- Professor Aly Ibrahim El Beltagy
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Morad Ibrahim
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Hideki Katow
Tohoku University Graduate School of Life Sciences Asamushi Research Center for Marine Biology, Aomori, Japan
- Professor Azza Khaled
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Maria Leichtfried
University of Innsbruck Research Centre of Limnology Mondsee, Mondsee, Austria
- Professor Robert Louis Vadas Jr.
Washington, Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), United States of America
- Grace Matthew
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kerala, India
- Professor Peter J. McCarthy
Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, Fort Pierce, Florida, United States of America
- Professor Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Professor Kolliyil Mohamed
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute [CMFRI], India
- Professor Bhaskar Narayan
CSIR – Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India
- Professor N.G.P.G. Pillai
Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Ernakulam, India
- Professor Jonas Quilang
University of the Philippines Diliman College of Science, Quezon City, Philippines
- Professor Alberto Ribotti
Institute for the Study of Anthropic Impact and Sustainability in the Marine Environment National Research Council Oristano Branch, Torregrande, Italy
- Professor Tarek Said
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Cairo, Egypt
- Professor Singaraju S. Sarma
National Autonomous University of Mexico, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Husbandry, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Professor Mohamed Sayed Marzouk
Cairo University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
- Giuseppe Scarcella
Marine Science Research Institute National Research Council, Venezia, Italy
- Professor Stefano Sibilla
University of Pavia, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Pavia, Italy
- Ajai Srivastav
Dean Dayal Upadhaya Gorakhpur University, Department of Zoology, Gorakhpur, India
- Professor Thies Thiemann
UAE University, Department of Chemistry, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
- Professor Toshiki Uchiumi
Kagoshima University, Faculty of Science Graduate School of Science and Engineering Chemistry and Bioscience, Kagoshima, Japan
- Dr. Ming Hung Wong
Hong Kong Baptist University Croucher Institute for Environmental Sciences, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Minghua Zhou
Nankai University Research Center for Strategic Environmental Assessment, Tianjin, China
Editorial Office
- Elzahrae Elmasry
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Marwa Farghaly
Alexandria University, Faculty of Science, Alexandria, Egypt
- Mahmoud Ahmed Attallah
Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Science Zoology Department, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
- Mai Ahmed Abbass
Alexandria University, Department of Oceanography, Alexandria, Egypt
- Riham Salah Khafagy
Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
- Mohamed Khedawy
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Mohamed Eldesouky
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Mohamed Sheta
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
- Mohamed Salah El Din
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Mediterranean Sea Branch, Alexandria, Egypt
