Fastest Review Journals in Marine & Freshwater Biology

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Check the full review time of any journalMedian days, your chances within 3 or 6 months, the dates if you submit today and faster journals in the same subjects.
Quick answerAmong 43 journals in Marine & Freshwater Biology that publish their review dates, Journal of Fish Diseases has the shortest review time: a median of 65 days from submission to acceptance.
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#JournalMedian daysSpread of review timesImpact factor*Indexed inAccess
1Journal of Fish Diseases65 37–1052.03SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
2AQUATIC SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING82 58–1111.18ESCI, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
3Marine Biotechnology89 56–1522.41SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
4Ichthyological Research90 59–1451.03SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
5Microbial Ecology94 77–1164.38SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
6Ocean Science Journal114 82–1421.70SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
7Journal of Applied Phycology120 96–1723.53SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
8Thalassas An International Journal of Marine Sciences120 85–1661.04SCIEHybrid / subscription
9Animal Biotelemetry129 92–1742.30SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,390
10ALGAE130 82–1771.92SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access
11Phycologia137 109–2271.79SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
12Ecology Of Freshwater Fish139 95–1961.75SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
13Phycological Research139 85–1951.15SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
14Journal of Applied Ichthyology142 88–2241.88SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
15Aquatic Ecology147 93–2331.54SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
16Journal of Phycology148 108–2182.98SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
17New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research153 103–2001.44SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
18Coral Reefs158 110–2314.00SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
19European Journal of Phycology158 116–2082.16SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
20Diatom Research159 117–2151.02SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
21Journal of Fish Biology160 114–2361.74SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
22Marine Biodiversity161 106–2621.47SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
23Aquatic Sciences161 118–2202.67SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
24Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology161 130–2391.67SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
25Hydrobiologia166 127–2182.22SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
26Inland Waters178 126–2711.59SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
27Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries180 132–2443.99SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
28Marine Biology180 131–2452.40SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
29Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems180 120–2452.16SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
30Marine Ecology184 133–2591.64ScopusHybrid / subscription
31International Review of Hydrobiology184 111–2590.33SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
32Biofouling192 131–2612.48SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
33Marine Mammal Science194 132–2781.56SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
34African Journal of Marine Science196 150–2750.91SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
35Marine Biology Research198 122–2581.05SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
36Estuaries and Coasts207 144–2882.63SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
37CLEAN - Soil Air Water212 151–2741.27SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
38Marine Life Science & Technology226 149–3264.79SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
39Marine and Coastal Fisheries232 185–2821.93SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Open access · APC ~US$2,400
40Environmental Biology of Fishes234 168–3141.55SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
41Journal of Coastal Conservation263 143–3952.35SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
42Freshwater Biology268 212–3472.00SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription
43African Journal of Aquatic Science294 151–4231.19SCIE, Scopus, JCR 2024Hybrid / subscription

The box shows the middle half of each journal's papers and the dark line its median. *Impact factor: 2-year citedness from OpenAlex open data, not the official Clarivate value.

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Source, method and date. Source: the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit with each article in Crossref. Method: for each journal, the days from received to accepted for its research articles of the last 24 months (at least 10 articles), then the median; journals whose publisher does not deposit these dates are not listed. Updated: 28 October 2026, refreshed about every 3 months. Only accepted papers carry these dates, so rejections are not counted, and a journal may count from a different date. ScholarsColab is not affiliated with these journals.

Frequently asked questions

Which Marine & Freshwater Biology journals have the fastest review?

By median days from submission to acceptance: Journal of Fish Diseases (65 days); AQUATIC SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING (82 days); Marine Biotechnology (89 days). Source: dates deposited by the publishers in Crossref, updated 28 October 2026.

Is a fast review journal in Marine & Freshwater Biology a good choice?

Review time is one factor. Check the journal’s scope, indexing and impact factor too, and confirm it is not predatory: a very short review with no real reviewer comments is a warning sign. Journal pages on ScholarsColab show all of these together.

Where do these review times come from?

From the received and accepted dates that publishers deposit in Crossref, the scholarly publication registry. ScholarsColab takes the median for each journal over its research articles of the last 24 months. Updated 28 October 2026.

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