African Journal of Aquatic Science

African Journal of Aquatic Science (commonly abbreviated as Afr. J. Aquat. Sci.) is an international quarterly of aquatic science published by Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists. Founded in 1975, it carries a 2024 impact factor of 1.0.African Journal of Aquatic Science（常用缩写 Afr. J. Aquat. Sci.）是 Taylor & Francis 代表南部非洲水生科学家学会出版的国际水生科学季刊，1975 年创刊，2024 年影响因子为 1.0。^[1]

Scope

• Scope: the journal is international in outlook and devoted to the study of the aquatic sciences across all African inland and estuarine waters.学科定位： 期刊为国际性水生科学刊物，聚焦非洲全部内陆水域与河口水体。
• Subject coverage: it spans the full range of aquatic science fields, including limnology, hydrobiology, ecology, conservation, biomonitoring, management, water quality, ecotoxicology, biological interactions, physical properties and human impacts on African aquatic systems.收录主题： 涵盖湖沼学、水生物学、生态学、保护、生物监测、管理、水质、生态毒理学、生物相互作用、物理性质以及人类对非洲水生系统的影响等全部水生科学领域。
• Article types: peer-reviewed original scientific papers and short articles are carried.体裁： 刊载同行评审的原创科学论文与短文。
• Society backing: supported by the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists, the journal serves as a reference source for those interested in the valuable aquatic resources of Africa.学会支撑： 期刊由南部非洲水生科学家学会支撑，是了解非洲宝贵水生资源的参考文献来源。
• Indexing and metrics: indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, the journal sits in the third quartile of marine and freshwater biology, with a 2024 impact factor of 1.0.收录与指标： 被科学引文索引扩展版收录，在海洋与淡水生物学类别中列第三区，2024 年影响因子为 1.0。^[2]

History

• Founded in 1975: the journal began in 1975 as the Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa.1975年创刊： 期刊于 1975 年以《南部非洲湖沼学会刊》（Journal of the Limnological Society of Southern Africa）为名创刊。
• Renaming history: it was renamed the Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences in 1989 and took its current title in 2000.更名沿革： 1989 年更名为《南部非洲水生科学刊》（Southern African Journal of Aquatic Sciences），2000 年起启用现名。
• Publisher history: the journal is co-published by NISC and Taylor & Francis on behalf of the Southern African Society of Aquatic Scientists.出版方沿革： 期刊由 NISC 与 Taylor & Francis 联合出版，代表南部非洲水生科学家学会发行。^[3]
• Volume continuity: volume numbering has run on unbroken since the founding, with volume 51 appearing in 2026.卷期延续： 卷号自创刊连续延续，2026 年出版第 51 卷。
• Recent metrics: the impact factor stood at 1.0 in 2020, 1.755 in 2021 and 1.0 in 2024, with the five-year factor rising to 1.5.近年指标： 影响因子 2020 年为 1.0，2021 年为 1.755，2024 年为 1.0，五年影响因子升至 1.5。
• Frequency: the journal appears quarterly with four issues a year.刊期： 期刊为季刊，每年出版四期。^[4]

Editors

• Editors-in-chief: the journal runs a dual editorship shared by Dr Nick Rivers-Moore of the Centre for Water Resources Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and Dr Eliot Taylor of AtkinsRéalis Ireland Ltd.现任主编： 期刊设双主编制，由南非夸祖鲁-纳塔尔大学水资源研究中心的 Nick Rivers-Moore 博士与 AtkinsRéalis 爱尔兰公司的 Eliot Taylor 博士共同担任。
• Dual editorship: Eliot Taylor joined in July 2022 to co-lead the editorial office with Rivers-Moore, bringing more than thirty years of freshwater environmental and technical experience.双主编设置： Eliot Taylor 于 2022 年 7 月加入，与 Rivers-Moore 共同主持编务，为期刊带来三十余年的淡水环境与生态技术经验。
• Editorial board: associate editors come largely from South African environmental consultancy and research, among them Dr Barry Clark of Anchor Environmental.编委构成： 副编辑多来自南非环境咨询与科研机构，如 Anchor Environmental 的 Barry Clark 博士等。
• Submission and peer review: manuscripts are lodged through the ScholarOne system and undergo peer review.投稿与评审： 稿件经 ScholarOne 在线系统递交，接受同行评审。
• Editorial policy: the journal welcomes comparative and regional work on African aquatic systems, stressing practical reference value for the management of the continent's water resources.编辑方针： 期刊欢迎面向非洲水生系统的比较研究与区域成果，强调对非洲水资源管理的实际参照价值。^[5]