Aquatic Animals
A section of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615).
Section Information
Animals (ISSN 2076-2615) is an international peer-reviewed open access journal devoted entirely to animals, including zoology and veterinary sciences.
The Section Aquatic Animals of Animals will publish original research articles, short communications or reviews dealing with aquatic animals (fishes, whales and dolphins, tunicates and lancelets, echinoderms, molluscs, crustaceans, aquatic insects, parasites and bacteria, and so on). The section aims to disseminate scientific research on aquatic animals in the broadest definition with modern approaches to a wide audience. Special issues within this section have covered topics on microbiota, nutrition, and pathogen/stress response in aquatic animals as well as applied topics such as aquatic animal welfare, sustainable aquaculture and conservation. As an open access journal, Animals provides a publication process permitting rapid dissemination of impactful research to the wider scientific community. As Animals enjoys a wide audience, it is important to ensure all technical data are made accessible to all readers.
A vast range of topics of interest for each aquatic sciences specialty is welcome in the section Aquatic Animals of the prestigious journal Animals.
Editorial Board
Topical Advisory Panel
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Biodiversity of the Chondrichthyan Populations, Their Biological, Taxonomic and Biogeographical Features (Deadline: 25 May 2025)
- Sustainable Feed Ingredients in Freshwater Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 May 2025)
- Changes in Population Characteristics of Marine and Freshwater Organisms and Their Environmental Driving Factors (Deadline: 10 June 2025)
- Advances in Functional Diets and Culture Conditions in Fish: Applications in Aquaculture (Deadline: 15 June 2025)
- Research Progress in Growth, Health and Metabolism of Fishes (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Novel Insights into Lipid Metabolism in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Novel Feeds Affect Fish Growth Performance and Immunity (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Early Development and Growth of Fishes: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Gut Microbiota in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 30 June 2025)
- Innate Host Defence Mechanisms of Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 10 July 2025)
- Additives in Fish Stress: Comparative Endocrine and Physiological Responses (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Physiological Responses of Fishes to Nutrition Management and Environmental Stresses—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Biomineralogy: Interactions Between Benthic Organisms and Rocky Substrates (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- The Application of Probiotics for Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 July 2025)
- Recent Advances in Cephalopod Biology Research (Deadline: 1 August 2025)
- Morphological and Physiological Research on Fish: Second Edition (Deadline: 10 August 2025)
- Environmental Pollutant Effects on the Physiological and Immune Functions of Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 15 August 2025)
- Fish Reproduction: Molecular Mechanism and Extrinsic Factors Affecting the Gonad Development—Second Edition (Deadline: 31 August 2025)
- Feed Ingredients, Environmental Factors and Fish Mucosal Health (Deadline: 15 September 2025)
- Conservation and Restoration of Aquatic Animal Habitats (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Innovative and Sustainable Ingredients for Redefining Aquaculture Feeds: Second Edition (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Innovations in Aquaculture: New Technologies, Culture Systems and Integration of Emerging Species (Deadline: 30 September 2025)
- Environmental Influence in Physiological, Endocrine, and Oxidative Stress Responses of Aquatic Invertebrates (Deadline: 15 October 2025)
- Feed Additives for Improving the Immunity of Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 29 October 2025)
- Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in Aquatic Animals—2nd Edition (Deadline: 30 October 2025)
- Lipid-Based Nanoparticles for Sustainable Aquaculture (Deadline: 31 October 2025)
- Morphological, Immunohistochemical, and Molecular Advances in Fish Skin 3.0 (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Oxidative Stress in Aquaculture Organisms: Impact of Environmental Stressors and Nutritional Factors (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Optimizing Farm-Raised Fish Production: Nutritional Requirements, Precision Feed Formulations, Sustainable Feeding Strategies, and Health and Welfare (Deadline: 30 November 2025)
- Recent Research on Shellfish Aquaculture and Reproduction (Deadline: 10 December 2025)
- Global Fisheries Resources, Fisheries, and Carbon-Sink Fisheries (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- Sex Determination and Differentiation in Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 15 December 2025)
- The Invasive Blue Crab: Implications for Fisheries, Aquaculture and One Health Perspective (Deadline: 25 December 2025)
- Enhancing Aquatic Animal Health Through Feed Additives (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Nutrition and Health of Aquatic Animals (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Ecology of Aquatic Crustaceans: Crabs, Shrimps and Lobsters (Deadline: 31 December 2025)
- Zero Carbon Footprint Aquaculture (Deadline: 15 January 2026)
- Advances in Nutrition, Sustainability and Ecology of Salmonids (Deadline: 30 January 2026)
- Ecotoxicology in Aquatic Animals: 2nd Edition (Deadline: 31 January 2026)
- Environmental Influence in Physiological, Endocrine and Oxidative Stress Responses in Fish (Deadline: 28 February 2026)
- Neuroendocrine Responses to Environmental Challenges: Exploring Brain–Stress Interactions in Aquatic Species (Deadline: 15 March 2026)
Topical Collections
Following topical collections within this section are currently open for submissions:
