Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Acta Arachnologica
ISSN 0001-5202 · Arachnological Society of Japan
Acta Arachnologica: fully open access; 16 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Arachnologica is published by Arachnological Society of Japan. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, together about 49.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.1%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18.3%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences4.2%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences4.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering4.2%
- Orthoptera Research and TaxonomyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 103OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.16OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,371 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 2 |
| 2024 | 19 | 19 | 5 |
| 2023 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 30 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Arachnological Society of Japan
- ISSN
- 0001-5202
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Arachnologica
Which databases index Acta Arachnologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Arachnologica is indexed in Scopus.
Is Acta Arachnologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Arachnologica is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .