Journal profile · Multidisciplinary Sciences
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
ISSN 0001-3765 · eISSN 1678-2690 · Academia Brasileira de Ciencias · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1929
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS: CAS Zone 4 · Multidisciplinary (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.15; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; median 199 days to acceptance (115 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 345 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
This multidisciplinary scientific journal, with national and international circulation, aims to publish research advances by both researchers working in Brazil and scientists of other nationalities affiliated with leading research centers abroad, having research excellence as parameter. Its purpose is to publish original research findings across diverse branches of science, represented by the sections of the Academy.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Multidisciplinary Sciences
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named Brazil 57, United States 3, United Kingdom 2, Italy 2, Argentina 2 (74 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Geography and Environmental StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.8%
- Geochemistry and Geologic MappingComputer Science4.8%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science4.3%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Multidisciplinary Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Multidisciplinary | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Multidisciplinary Sciences | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceMEDLINEPubMedPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Crossref
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
- Impact factor
- 1.15LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 51LetPub ·
- h-index
- 94OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,105OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.27OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 95.97%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 314LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 6,275 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 222 | 222 | 14 |
| 2025 | 345 | 345 | 302 |
| 2024 | 380 | 380 | 884 |
| 2023 | 358 | 358 | 1,272 |
| 2022 | 443 | 443 | 2,757 |
| 2021 | 451 | 451 | 3,303 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with PubMed · to
199 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 132 days – 289 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 178 days (116 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 385 days
- Sample
- 115 articles with submission and acceptance dates (686 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 18 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 | |
| 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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest may be personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial in nature. Conflicts arise when authors, reviewers, or editors hold interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. Upon submission, the authors are responsible for identifying and disclosing any financial or other conflicts that may have affected the work. Any actual or potential conf…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Correction and Retraction Policy
All authors must review and accept responsibility for the content and register the contribution of each author at the end of the manuscript. In case of questions regarding authorship, the corresponding author will be contacted first and, if necessary, all co-authors will be consulted. In the event of an impasse, the authors’ affiliated institutions or funding agencies involved in the research may …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors of articles published in the Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences retain the copyright of their work, licensing it under the Creative Commons Attribution BY 4.0 license, which permits unrestricted reuse and distribution of the articles provided the original work is properly cited. In return, the authors grant the journal the right of first publication under the CC BY 4.0 License.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, granting virtual access, without restrictions (including financial barriers), to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open access is the condition in which the copyright holder of an academic work grants usage rights to third parties under an open license (Creative Commons Attribution, CC-BY), providing immediate, free access to the work and au…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
The AABC adopt the process of single-blind peer review, where the identities of reviewers remain confidential, even after the article’s publication. The manuscript is received after passing the checklist applied by the journal’s administrative team; it is then assigned to one of the Associated Editors for initial evaluation and subsequently forwarded to an Area Editor, and may be rejected at any o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
The AABC permit authors to deposit preprints of their manuscripts on reputable preprint servers such as, but not limited to, ArXiv.org and bioRxiv.org. However, authors must update these records to inform acceptance or publication by the Annals of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. A preprint is defined as a manuscript ready for journal submission and deposited on reliable preprint servers before …
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
- Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1929
- ISSN
- 0001-3765
- Electronic ISSN
- 1678-2690
- Society / sponsor
- Brazilian Academy of Sciences
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS
What CAS zone is ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Multidisciplinary Sciences. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Multidisciplinary. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.15; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 94.
How long does peer review take at ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS?
Based on the dates recorded on 115 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 199 days (interquartile range 132–289 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS based?
Of the 74 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (57), United States (3) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, MEDLINE and PubMed; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS open access, and what is the APC?
ANAIS DA ACADEMIA BRASILEIRA DE CIENCIAS 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .