Plankton and Benthos Research is a peer-reviewed journal publishing quarterly original papers, reviews and notes dealing with any aspect of the biology and ecology of planktonic and benthic organisms and their interactions with the environment in any aquatic system, and is open to all scientists around the world. Submission of a paper is held to imply that it represents an original contribution not previously published and that it is not being considered elsewhere.

《Plankton & Benthos Research》是一本由Plankton Society of Japan出版商出版的专业生物期刊，该刊创刊于2006年，刊期4 issues/year，该刊已被国际权威数据库SCIE收录。在中科院最新升级版分区表中，该刊分区信息为大类学科：生物学 4区，小类学科：海洋与淡水生物学 4区；海洋学 4区；在JCR（Journal Citation Reports）分区等级为Q4。该刊发文范围涵盖海洋与淡水生物学等领域，旨在及时、准确、全面地报道国内外海洋与淡水生物学工作者在该领域取得的最新研究成果、工作进展及学术动态、技术革新等，促进学术交流，鼓励学术创新。2021年影响因子为0.667，