Journal articles are also known as peer reviewed, scholarly, academic or refereed articles. Journals can be found in Library Databases. To better understand Journals and Databases, head to the Search Strategies and Tips - Understanding Journals and Databases section of this guide.
There isn’t one database which has everything, so it’s important to search multiple databases to find the most relevant information. Our recommendations for Marine, Freshwater and Aquaculture Sciences journals and databases are below.
Need help searching the databases? There are instructions for searching the Library Databases in the Search Strategies and Tips - How to use Library Databases section of this guide.
Below is a list of databases which we recommend for Marine, Freshwater, and Acquaculture Sciences. Remember that no one databases has everything, so it is always a good idea to search multiple databases. For help with using the databases, head to the Search Strategies and Tips - How to use Library Databases section of this guide.
You may like to browse specific journals relevant to your area of study. Below are some recommended journals for different subject areas. If you are looking for a specific journal not on this list, you can search for it in the A-Z Journal listing.
The journal’s content addresses broad conceptual questions and may consider further implications and management applications of research. Environments range from groundwaters, wetlands and streams to estuaries, rocky shores, coral reefs and the open ocean.
The leading journal in its field, MEPS covers all aspects of marine ecology, fundamental and applied.
Devoted to the analysis of saline water phenomena ranging from the outer edge of the continental shelf to the upper limits of the tidal zone. The journal provides a unique forum, unifying the multidisciplinary approaches to the study of the oceanography of estuaries, coastal zones, and continental shelf seas.
The Journal provides a forum for work on the biochemistry, physiology, behaviour, and genetics of marine plants and animals in relation to their ecology.
Publishes original and internationally significant contributions from all fields of marine biology. Special emphasis is given to articles which promote the understanding of life in the sea, organism-environment interactions, interactions between organisms, and the functioning of the marine biosphere.
Biological Invasions
Biological Invasions publishes research and synthesis papers on patterns and processes of biological invasions in terrestrial, freshwater, and marine (including brackish) ecosystems.
Publishes original scientific papers dealing with the mechanisms of toxicity and the responses to toxic agents in aquatic environments at the community, species, tissue, cellular, subcellular and molecular levels, including aspects of uptake, metabolism and excretion of toxicants.
This journal provides a forum to promote knowledge of harmful microalgae and macroalgae, including cyanobacteria, as well as monitoring, management and control of these organisms.
Publishes papers on all aspects of the ecology of inland surface waters, including rivers and lakes, connected ground waters, flood plains and other freshwater wetlands. We publish studies of micro-organisms, algae, macrophytes, invertebrates, fish and other vertebrates, as well as those concerning whole systems and related physical and chemical aspects of the environment.
All aspects of basic and applied research on algae are included to provide a common medium for the ecologist, physiologist, cell biologist, molecular biologist, morphologist, oceanographer, taxonomist, geneticist, and biochemist.
Publishes original research, overviews, and reviews dealing with aquatic systems (wetlands, freshwater and marine systems) and their boundaries, including the impact of human activities on these systems.
Publishes original contributions on all aspects of fish ecology in freshwater environments, including lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and streams.
The most highly regarded journal for this area, but focuses on fisheries science.
Focuses on updated and relevant review papers written by leading researchers.
A highly reputable journal publishing perspectives (syntheses, critiques, and re-evaluations), discussions (comments and replies), articles, and rapid communications, relating to current research on -omics, cells, organisms, populations, ecosystems, or processes that affect aquatic systems.
Publishes the highest quality international scientific contributions to aquaculture.
Provides a global perspective on the nutrition of all cultivated aquatic animals. Topics range from extensive aquaculture to laboratory studies of nutritional biochemistry and physiology.
A well-established and independent journal covering research on production of all aquatic organisms, floristic and faunistic, related directly or indirectly to human consumption. The Journal publishes hypothesis-driven papers on applied or scientific research relevant to freshwater aquaculture; brackish water aquaculture; and marine aquaculture.
Publishes original research papers and reviews on all physiological aspects of fishes.
Published by the American Fisheries Society.
Continues the journal Reviews in fisheries science.An important resource that keeps you apprised of the latest changes in the field.
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