About the journal
Water Biology and Security is an open-access journal published by KeAi Communications Co. Ltd. in China, publishing in english. It is listed in DOAJ according to the sources read. Declared publication charge: 1,000 USD. Declared review time at DOAJ: 10 weeks. Facts are reproduced as recorded at their sources with their capture dates; PublishLens indicators are available after sign-in.
Basic facts
- Publisher
- KeAi Communications Co. Ltd.
- ISSN
- 2772-7351
- Country
- China
- Languages
- english
- Access
- Open access
- Declared publication charge
- 1,000 USD
- Articles in DOAJ
- 271
- Declared review time
- 10 weeks
- Declared peer-review model
- peer_review
Index listings
- DOAJ · 2022-06-22
- Indexing
- DOAJ
- APC
- 1,000 USD
- Declared review time (DOAJ)
- 10 weeks — journal-declared only (not measured)
- Activity (OpenAlex)
- Active — latest works 2026
- PublishLens list status
- Shown after sign-in
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Articles in DOAJ
271
Most recent article
6 months ago
Average review time (journal-declared via DOAJ)
10weeks
Works in OpenAlex
422
Last recorded publication year
2026
h-index
22
i10-index
56
From OpenAlex open data (CC0).
Editorial & policy12
- Last DOAJ review date
- 2022-06-22
- Added to DOAJ
- 2022-06-22
- Declared plagiarism screening
- Declared
- Other fees beyond APC
- No
- Declared digital preservation
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Observed digital preservation (Keepers registry)— snapshot 2026-09-21
- CLOCKSSPortico
- Editorial board
- Official page ↗
- Norwegian register (HK-dir)— 2026
- Level 1 — approved scholarly channel
- Open references deposited at Crossref
- 94%
- ORCID iDs in current deposits
- 72%
- Deposits licence metadata at Crossref
- ✓
- APC waiver policy
- View policy
- Peer-review policy
- View policy
Identity & continuity2
- Alternate titles
- Water biology & security
- Source type
- journal
Classification4
Subjects (DOAJ)
LCC codes
Subject areas
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture disease management and microbiota
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
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- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Fish biology, ecology, and behavior
- Microplastics and Plastic Pollution
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Protist diversity and phylogeny
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- Marine animal studies overview
- Marine animal studies overview
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
- interferon and immune responses
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and fisheries research
- Marine and coastal ecosystems
- interferon and immune responses
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry
- Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
Keywords (DOAJ)
- water biology
- aquatic biotechnology
- biodiversity and conservation
- water ecology
- environment protection
- aquatic products
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