Journal profile · Zoology
Amphibia-Reptilia
ISSN 0173-5373 · eISSN 1568-5381 · Brill Academic Publishers · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1980
Amphibia-Reptilia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.24; hybrid open access; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Amphibia-Reptilia is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 50.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Amphibia-Reptilia is a leading European multi-disciplinary journal devoted to most of the aspects of herpetology: ecology, behaviour, evolution, conservation, physiology, morphology, paleontology, genetics, and systematics. Amphibia-Reptilia publishes high quality original papers, short-notes, reviews, book reviews and news of the Societas Europaea Herpetologica (SEH). The Societas Europaea Herpteologica (SEH) website is located at: www.seh-herpetology.org.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science30.7%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.3%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.4%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3%
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)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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 | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 1.24LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 40LetPub ·
- h-index
- 67OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,180OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.06OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 28.68%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,536 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 6 | 5 |
| 2025 | 48 | 13 | 33 |
| 2024 | 54 | 27 | 99 |
| 2023 | 52 | 41 | 138 |
| 2022 | 53 | 32 | 234 |
| 2021 | 40 | 27 | 227 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1980
- ISSN
- 0173-5373
- Electronic ISSN
- 1568-5381
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Amphibia-Reptilia
What CAS zone is Amphibia-Reptilia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Amphibia-Reptilia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Amphibia-Reptilia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.24; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 67.
How long does peer review take at Amphibia-Reptilia?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Which databases index Amphibia-Reptilia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Amphibia-Reptilia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Amphibia-Reptilia open access, and what is the APC?
Amphibia-Reptilia is a hybrid 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .