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Acarologia
ISSN 0044-586X · eISSN 2107-7207 · Les Amis d'Acarologia · FRANCE
Acarologia: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.18; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 20 weeks (community reports); 85 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acarologia is published by Les Amis d'Acarologia and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Study of Mite Species, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 56.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acarologia publishes the results of original researches on all aspects of Acarology. Acarologia is an open-minded journal and publishes short notes, data papers, and may consider long reviews.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENTOMOLOGY
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 4, France 3, Italy 1, Netherlands 1, Poland 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.4%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology3.9%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 1.18LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.52LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.91LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 38OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 518OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.12OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.53%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 84LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,638 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 61 | 12 |
| 2025 | 85 | 85 | 69 |
| 2024 | 86 | 86 | 178 |
| 2023 | 106 | 106 | 326 |
| 2022 | 85 | 85 | 280 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | 342 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 20 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 10,000 words
- Reference style
- ACS
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted7, with length limits
- book reviewndamental interest books for Acarology. Book reviews should not contain more than 1000 words. • Opinion. We also welcome opinion manuscripts. Opinions smain text ≤ 1,000 words
- book reviewsBook reviews.Length not stated
- data papersData papers.Length not stated
- opinionn. We also welcome opinion manuscripts. Opinions should not contain more than 2000 words. Peer review process The peer review process involves 1 edimain text ≤ 2,000 words
- original researchOriginal research on all aspects of Acarology.Length not stated
- review articlesReview articles.Length not stated
- short notesShort notes.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Diamond open access; all articles since 1959 open access under Creative Commons-BY license. Model summary
Acarologia is a diamond open access journal. All the articles since 1959 are open access and licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons-BY .
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
The peer review process involves 1 editor, 2+ reviewers and multiple rounds if necessary.
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Les Amis d'Acarologia
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 0044-586X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2107-7207
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acarologia
What CAS zone is Acarologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acarologia is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acarologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.18; CiteScore 2, h-index 38.
How long does peer review take at Acarologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 20 weeks. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acarologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 10,000 words; Reference style: ACS; Suggested reviewers: Optional. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Acarologia based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (4), France (3) and Italy (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acarologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acarologia is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acarologia open access, and what is the APC?
Acarologia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-25). Last updated: .