Aquatic Science and Technology
- Focus and Scope
- Section Policies
- Peer Review Process
- Publication Frequency
- Open Access Policy
- Archiving
- Index/List/Archive
- Journal Metrics
Focus and Scope
AST publishes original research papers and review articles dealing with aquatic systems (marine, wetlands, and freshwater systems) and their boundaries.
The scopes of the journal include, but not limited to, the following topic areas: Aquaculture, Aquatic Biology, Aquatic Chemistry, Aquatic Ecology, Aquatic Environmental Monitoring, Aquatic Pollution and Remediation, Aquatic Toxicology, Conservation and Utilization of Aquatic Resources, Dynamics of Aquatic Ecosystems, Environmental Economics and Management, Fisheries Science, Geology, Hydraulic Engineering, Hydrology, Investigation and Assessment, Limnology, Ocean Engineering, Oceanography.
Section Policies
Articles
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Original Articles
Original full-length research papers, clearly state their objective or hypothesis, the experimental design and methods used, the essential features of any interventions, the main outcome measures, the result from the study, and a section placing the results in the context of published literature.
Review Articles
Provide a summary of evidence derived from primary studies that have been selected and synthesized according to the author's personal and professional perspective.
Case Reports
Report of a single case
Short Communications
Report results of a pilot study or preliminary findings from a study. The scope of this section is intended to be wide and to encompass methodology and experimental data on subjects of interest to the readers of the Journal.
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 Open Submissions |
Indexed |
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Peer Review Process
The journal uses double-blind system for peer-review; both reviewers and authors' identities remain anonymous. The paper will be peer-reviewed by three experts; two reviewers from outside and one editor from the journal typically involve in reviewing a submission.
Publication Frequency
2013-2021 Semiannual, published in January and July
Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Archiving
This journal utilizes the LOCKSS system to create a distributed archiving system among participating libraries and permits those libraries to create permanent archives of the journal for purposes of preservation and restoration. More...
Index/List/Archive
Crossref
Lockss
PKP Open Archives Harvester
The Standard Periodical Directory
Worldcat
Journal Metrics
h-index (December 2020): 8
The h-index is an author-level metric that attempts to measure both the productivity and citation impact of the publications of a scientist or scholar.
h-index is the largest number h such that h publications have at least h citations.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations
i10-index (December 2020): 8
i10-index is the number of publications with at least 10 citations.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Citations
h5-index (December 2020): N/A
h5-index is the h-index for articles published in the last 5 complete years. It is the largest number h such that h articles published in 2015-2019 have at least h citations each.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Metrics
h5-median (December 2020): N/A
h5-median for a publication is the median number of citations for the articles that make up its h5-index.
The data was calculated based on Google Scholar Metrics