Journal profile · Zoology
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
ISSN 1217-8837 · Hungarian Natural History Museum · HUNGARY · Quarterly · Founded 1994
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.9; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae is published by Hungarian Natural History Museum 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 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Study of Mite Species and Plant and animal studies, together about 25.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal publishes novel and important original works having significance and relevance on animal systematics, taxonomy, ecology, genetics and conservation. Its scope will include first of all the following topics: – animal systematics and taxonomy, – zoogeography, – animal evolution, ecology and behaviour, – animal population biology and genetics, – biodiversity studies and nature conservation problems of animals. Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae prioritises reports of original research that are likely to change our thinking on current scientific evidences in any of the above mentioned fields, and publishes ecological (and evolutionary or behavioural) studies that are based on a hypothesis-driven framework. Critical review articles are very welcome. Short communications, checklists, catalogues, faunistic novelties or purely descriptive data are not in the focus in our publishing policy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Hungary 18, United States 4, Russia 2, Taiwan, China 1, United Kingdom 1 (32 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.2%
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)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.37LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.72LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 57OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 300 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 31 | 31 | 1,011 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 69 |
| 2021 | 24 | 24 | 82 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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-NC | |
| 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)
Article types accepted1
- articleDetailed contents (page number, title, author(s), authors' address, abstract, keywords are given, respectively)Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
This page contains back volumes of the Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae only. Model summary
This page contains back volumes of the Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae only.
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
- Hungarian Natural History Museum
- Country or region
- HUNGARY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1994
- ISSN
- 1217-8837
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
What CAS zone is Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.9; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae based?
Of the 32 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Hungary (18), United States (4) and Russia (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Zoologica Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae 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: .