Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
American Entomologist
ISSN 1046-2821 · eISSN 2155-9902 · Oxford University Press
American Entomologist: subscription journal; APC about USD 4,328; review about 3 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 76 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
American Entomologist is published by Oxford University Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and animal studies, Animal and Plant Science Education and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, together about 33.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
American Entomologist (AE) is a quarterly magazine that offers a variety of peer-reviewed articles accessible to a wide entomology audience. We welcome topics such as personal reflections on research or leadership, educational articles, or how entomology is reflected in literature, culture, etc. As a four-color magazine, AE also spotlights the beauty and variety of insects through imagery and photography. We encourage the submission of narrative-style articles relevant to a wide entomology audience with visually interesting illustrations, including photographs. All book reviews published since 2001 are also freely available online. American Entomologist's precursor, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, published from 1955 to 1989. Bulletin content is available via the American Entomologist website. Sign up for email alerts to keep up with the latest content from American Entomologist. Journal metrics Citation metrics Scopus 2025 CiteScore 0.5 Insect Science (Rank by CiteScore) 179/193 Ecology, Evolution, Behavior And Systematics (Rank by CiteScore) 700/736 2025 Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 0.382 Readership 2025 Full Text Usage 41,757 Peer Review and Production 2025 Median days from submission to first decision 3 days 2025 Median days from submission to final decision 3 days About metrics Disclaimer Statements of fact and opinion in the articles in American Entomologist are those of the respective authors and contributors and not of the Journal, Entomological Society of America, or Oxford University Press, unless otherwise expressly indicated. Neither Oxford University Press, Entomological Society of America, nor the Journal make any representation, express or implied, in respect of the accuracy of the material in the Journal and cannot accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. Readers should make their own evaluation as to the appropriateness or otherwise of the information included.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Editor-in-chief Lauren EspositoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 16, Taiwan, China 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology12.3%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.2%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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
ScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 390OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.22OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 41,757Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,482 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 59 | 4 | 0 |
| 2025 | 76 | 13 | 10 |
| 2024 | 77 | 8 | 37 |
| 2023 | 75 | 36 | 73 |
| 2022 | 78 | 21 | 126 |
| 2021 | 72 | 16 | 105 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
3 dayssubmission to final decision
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 3 daysPublisher website ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,328 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) Model summary
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Charges, licences, and self-archiving information is on a separate page; current pricing listed there. Model summary
Please visit our Charges, Licences, Self-Archiving page for current pricing.
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
- Oxford University Press
- ISSN
- 1046-2821
- Electronic ISSN
- 2155-9902
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about American Entomologist
How long does peer review take at American Entomologist?
The publisher reports about 3 days (submission to final decision). 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 American Entomologist 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 United States (16) and Taiwan, China (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index American Entomologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, American Entomologist is indexed in Scopus.
Is American Entomologist open access, and what is the APC?
American Entomologist is a subscription journal. APC about USD 4,328.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .