Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Acta Zoologica Lilloana
ISSN 0065-1729 · eISSN 1852-6098 · Fundación Mguel Lillo · Argentina
Acta Zoologica Lilloana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 56 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Acta Zoologica Lilloana is published by Fundación Mguel Lillo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Amphibian and Reptile Biology and Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and Biogeography, together about 24.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
El objetivo de Acta Zoológica Lilloana es difundir trabajos originales sobre zoología, en campos de investigación relacionados con esta disciplina, tales como sistemática, morfología, anatomía, histología, fisiología, genética, ecología, biogeografía, paleontología, evolución, biodiversidad, conservación biológica, manejo de fauna silvestre, etología, zootecnia, bienestar animal y educación en ciencias.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Felipe CastroPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 46, Colombia 1 (47 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science9.7%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences6.9%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.1%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.7%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural 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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScimagoPublisher website
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.15LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 517 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 24 | 2 |
| 2025 | 56 | 56 | 13 |
| 2024 | 50 | 50 | 24 |
| 2023 | 43 | 43 | 41 |
| 2022 | 16 | 16 | 30 |
| 2021 | 18 | 18 | 36 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 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-ND | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 1,500 words
- Reference style
- APA
Article types accepted5
- artículosArtículosLength not stated
- artículos metodológicosArtículos MetodológicosLength not stated
- artículos originalesArtículos Originales (investigaciones observacionales, descriptivas, experimentales, catálogos, revisiones)Length not stated
- comentariosComentarios (notas de opinión y foros de discusión)Length not stated
- notasNotasLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Model summary
Licencia Creative Commons Atribución – No Comercial – Sin Obra Derivada 4.0 Internacional.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Acceso abierto - Open Access
Adhesión a la modalidad OA. Las publicaciones están disponibles en línea para el lector, sin barreras económicas, legales o técnicas distintas de las inseparables de acceder a la propia Internet. Autores también participan en la modalidad Open Access. Ir arriba
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process description: single-blind review, internal first review, external review by two referees, second internal review, editorial decision; overall review process takes approximately 2 to 4 months. Model summary
El proceso global de revisión, evaluación o arbitraje, dura aproximadamente 2 a 4 meses.
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
- Fundación Mguel Lillo
- Country or region
- Argentina
- Language
- Spanish
- ISSN
- 0065-1729
- Electronic ISSN
- 1852-6098
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Acta Zoologica Lilloana
How long does peer review take at Acta Zoologica Lilloana?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Acta Zoologica Lilloana?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 1,500 words; Reference style: APA. 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 Zoologica Lilloana based?
Of the 47 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (46) and Colombia (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Acta Zoologica Lilloana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Acta Zoologica Lilloana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Acta Zoologica Lilloana open access, and what is the APC?
Acta Zoologica Lilloana 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 2026-08-28). Last updated: .