《Water Biology and Security》（WBS）是由中国科学院水生生物研究所主办，科爱出版社出版的一本覆盖水生生物多样性与保护、水环境与生态安全、渔业与水产品安全等领域的综合性英文学术刊物。
期刊为OA出版模式，3年内完全免费发表，全文在Elsevier平台开放获取。
文章收录范围包括但不限于：
Fundamental biology of aquatic organisms
Genetics, cell biology and developmental biology of aquatic organisms
Aquatic biotechnology and aquaculture
Ecological and sustainable fisheries
Physiology, pathology, immunology, and medicalresearch related to aquatic organisms
Aquatic biodiversity and conservation
Water ecology and environmental science
Aquatic toxicology, pollution, water environment protection and ecological safety
Multi-decadal studies of aquatic ecosystems orbiota
Effects of landscape and land use on waterbodies
Research on springs, streams, rivers, lakes,reservoirs, wetlands, riparian zones, estuaries and marine systems
Aquatic product nutrition and safety
Water resource policy and management
编委团队
WBS由中国科学院水生生物研究所桂建芳院士与美国Amnis Opes Institute的Robert M. Hughes教授担任主编，中国科学院水生生物研究所缪炜研究员担任副主编，由来自中国、美国、巴西、法国、加拿大、韩国、墨西哥、澳大利亚、丹麦、意大利、葡萄牙、俄罗斯、英国、新西兰等14个国家的著名学术机构的76位专家学者担任编委。
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