Meet the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences author guidelines from the start: Harvard references, with the section order laid out.
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J.L. Brooks
Paul Humphries
Jaakko Erkinaro
Maite Pons
Authored by Sumalatha Gangadhar | Published on 28 September, 2026
Use this Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences template when the manuscript has to match that journal before you upload it. Check the current rules on the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences journal page.
It is the writing shell for Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences: title and authors, the abstract, the body, declarations, figures, and the reference list. The limits that decide a desk reject are on the journal page linked above.
A Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences submission has a title page with authors and affiliations, an abstract, keywords, the main text for your article type, declarations, the reference list in author-date style, and figures and tables.
Read the full rules on the journal page linked above before you upload.
The sections a Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences submission is built from, in order: title page, abstract, keywords, main text, declarations, references, figures, and tables. It does not replace the journal's own checklist.
| Element | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences requirement |
|---|---|
| Abstract | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Main text | Organize sections for the chosen article type; no single overall word limit is stated in the accessible guide |
| Declarations | Ethics approval/consent as applicable; competing interests; funding; data availability |
| Figures/tables | Publication-ready; cited in order |
| Supplemental | Upload separately when used |
| Keywords | Not specified in the official author guidelines |
| References | Harvard (author-date) reference style |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed; blind model not specified in the official author guidelines |
| Submission | www.sciencedirect.com/org/journal/canadian-journal-of-fisheries-and-aquatic-sciences |
These rules come from the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences author instructions. Journals change limits without notice, so check the current guide before you upload.
Harvard (author-date) reference style.
Reference managers format Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences citations with the journal's own author-date reference style, with author and year in the text and an alphabetical reference list. Zotero and Mendeley list it as "Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences" in the open Citation Style Language database.
In-text citation: (Smith and Patel 2021) for a two-author article, (Garcia 2019) for a single-author book.
Reference list entries:
These examples show the pattern, not real sources. If the author guide gives a different rule for DOIs or for how many authors to list before et al., follow the guide.
Open the author guide once before you draft and once before you upload. Match a recent Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences paper for depth, headings, and figure style.
Then submit on the journal's portal, not from this page.