Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Acta Herpetologica
ISSN 1827-9635 · eISSN 1827-9643 · Firenze University Press · ITALY · Semiannual · Founded 2006
Acta Herpetologica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.97; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 6 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 26 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Herpetologica is published by Firenze University Press and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 52.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Acta Herpetologica, a journal open to academics all over the world, offers itself as a new site for the presentation and discussion of the most recent results in the field of research on Amphibians and Reptiles, both living and extinct. The official journal of the Societas Herpetologica Italica (S.H.I.), Acta Herpetologica publishes original works – extended articles, short notes and book reviews – mostly in English, dealing with the biology and diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles. Contributions in Acta are welcome. Journal secures: open access to contribution (authors retain copyright) peer-review by internationl experts wide dissemination of published contributions both in the national and international area, with the help of specific tools.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Enrico LunghiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 12, United States 2, Spain 1, Brazil 1, Hungary 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science31.6%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science13.1%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology3.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.97LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.61LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 117OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.45OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 98.28%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 27LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 540 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 7 |
| 2024 | 16 | 16 | 24 |
| 2023 | 17 | 17 | 53 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 73 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 58 |
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 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY 4.0 license Model summary
Authors retain the copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY-4.0) that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgment of the work's authorship and initial publication. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Submissions are first evaluated by the Editors / Board of Directors and by the members of the Editorial Boards. If the manuscript is considered suitable for publication, it is sent to at least two reviewers. The peer review process is double-blind, whereby both referees and authors are kept anonymous. If the reviews are positive, but the manuscript requires to be revised and resubmitted, the autho…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism
Submissions screened with Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) Model summary
The authors authorize the Editorial Team to screen the submission using Crossref Similarity Check (iThenticate) to verify its originality.
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
- Firenze University Press
- Country or region
- ITALY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 2006
- ISSN
- 1827-9635
- Electronic ISSN
- 1827-9643
- Society / sponsor
- Societas Herpetologica Italica
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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 Acta Herpetologica
What CAS zone is Acta Herpetologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Herpetologica is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Herpetologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.97; CiteScore 1.5, h-index 21.
How long does peer review take at Acta Herpetologica?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Herpetologica 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 Italy (12), United States (2) and Spain (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Herpetologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Herpetologica is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Herpetologica open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Herpetologica 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: .