Journal profile · Forestry
Acta Naturae
ISSN 2075-8251 · Acta Naturae · SOUTH AFRICA
Acta Naturae: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.51; fully open access; median 111 days to acceptance (79 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 49 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Naturae is published by Acta Naturae 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 Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Military Technology and Strategies, together about 57.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Molecular Biology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The editorial board of the journal Acta Naturae informs with deep regret that on February 11, 2023, the founder of the journal, the permanent chairman of the editorial board, academician Anatoly I. Grigoriev, passed away.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Forestry
Editor-in-chief Alexander G. GabibovPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 6%); most named Russia 9, France 2, Mainland China 1, United States 1, Germany 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Legal and Regulatory AnalysisSocial Sciences19.3%
- Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary StudiesSocial Sciences19.2%
- Military Technology and StrategiesEngineering19.2%
- RNA and protein synthesis mechanismsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
- Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies ResearchMedicine3.3%
- CRISPR and Genetic EngineeringBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.8%
- Virus-based gene therapy researchBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.5%
- Bacteriophages and microbial interactionsEnvironmental Science2.5%
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 | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
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 | Cell Biology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePMCPubMedPublisher website
Other: eLIBRARY.RU, RCSI
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.51LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 393OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,399 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 23 | 3 |
| 2025 | 49 | 49 | 68 |
| 2024 | 54 | 54 | 174 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 271 |
| 2022 | 31 | 31 | 445 |
| 2021 | 55 | 55 | 651 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
111 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 60 days – 164 days
- Acceptance to online
- —
- Submission to online
- —
- Sample
- 79 articles with submission and acceptance dates (72 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare4 items from the author guidelines
- Keywords
- 3–6
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 30,000 words
- Reference style
- Vancouver
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted6
- articles on topical issuesActa Naturae publishes experimental articles and reviews, as well as articles on topical issues, short reviews, and reports on the subjects of basic and applied…Length not stated
- experimental articlesActa Naturae publishes experimental articles and reviews, as well as articles on topical issues, short reviews, and reports on the subjects of basic and applied…Length not stated
- reportsActa Naturae publishes experimental articles and reviews, as well as articles on topical issues, short reviews, and reports on the subjects of basic and applied…Length not stated
- reviewArticles are published on a first-come, first-served basis. The members of the editorial board have the right to recommend the expedited publishing of articles …Length not stated
- reviewsActa Naturae publishes experimental articles and reviews, as well as articles on topical issues, short reviews, and reports on the subjects of basic and applied…Length not stated
- short reviewsActa Naturae publishes experimental articles and reviews, as well as articles on topical issues, short reviews, and reports on the subjects of basic and applied…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
The authors should sign a license agreement for copyrights transfer to Publisher. Within the agreement Authors should grant to the Publisher a simple (non-exclusive) license to use the manuscript. License Agreement Template for a single author manuscript DOWNLOAD.License Agreement Template for a multiple authors manuscript DOWNLOAD. The article will be published in Open access and will be distribu…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Free Full Open Access to the jornal
Open access under CC BY 4.0 Model summary
Posted: 30.10.2019 Journal “Acta Naturae” is now available in open access in PubMed Central and eLIBRARY.RU.
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
- Acta Naturae
- Country or region
- SOUTH AFRICA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2075-8251
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Naturae
What CAS zone is Acta Naturae in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Naturae is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Cell Biology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Naturae?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.51; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 59.
How long does peer review take at Acta Naturae?
Based on the dates recorded on 79 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 111 days (interquartile range 60–164 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Acta Naturae?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Keywords: 3–6; Manuscript length: ≤ 30,000 words; Reference style: Vancouver; Cover letter: Required. 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 Acta Naturae based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 6%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Russia (9), France (2) and Mainland China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Naturae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Naturae is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, PMC and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Acta Naturae open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Naturae 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, 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: .