Journal profile
African natural history
ISSN 1816-8396 · Annual
African natural history: fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, African natural history's largest topics are Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology and Evolution and Paleontology Studies, together about 50.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences18.3%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences17.2%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.1%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.9%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Crustacean biology and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Cephalopods and Marine BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
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
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.86LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 31 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Frequency
- Annual
- ISSN
- 1816-8396
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about African natural history
Is African natural history open access, and what is the APC?
African natural history 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: .