The ''Journal of Crustacean Biology'' is a quarterly
peer-reviewed
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scientific journal
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Content
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in the field of
carcinology (crustacean research). It is published by
The Crustacean Society
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and
Oxford University Press
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(formerly by
Brill Publishers and
Allen Press), and since 2015 the
editor-in-chief
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has been
Peter Castro. According to the ''
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'', its 2016
impact factor
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is 1.064.
The journal has a mandatory
publication fee
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of
US$ 115 per printed page for non-members of the Society
[Journal of Crustacean Biology]
Instructions for Authors
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fee of $1830 minimum.
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Carcinology journals
Publications established in 1981
English-language journals
Quarterly journals
1981 establishments in the United States