Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Annales, Series Historia Naturalis
ISSN 1408-533X · University of Primorska · Slovenia
Annales, Series Historia Naturalis: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 40 weeks (community reports); indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
The scientific journal Annales, Series Historia Naturalis (Annals for Istrian and Mediterranean Studies) is published twice a year. The journal publishes original scientific articles in the field of natural sciences related to the specifities of various sub-fields of Mediterranean natural sciences: marine biology and ecology, ichthyology, geology with paleontology, karst studies, olive growing, biodiversity of …
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Plant Science
Editor-in-chief Darko DarovecPublisher website
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plant Science | Q4 | 480/541 | 11th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 659/736 | 10th |
| Aquatic Science | Q4 | 237/259 | 8th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
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 40 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 40 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Publication ethics
Articles are reviewed against plagiarism Model summary
The Editorial Board reviews articles against plagiarism.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright and Open Access Policy
Author transfers material copyrights to the journal; moral rights remain with the author Model summary
The author transfers all material copyrights regarding a given article to the journal. All moral rights remain with the author of the published article. The journal provides immediate open access (gold open access) to the scientific content under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Copyright and Open Access Policy
Gold open access under CC BY-NC 4.0 license Model summary
The author transfers all material copyrights regarding a given article to the journal. All moral rights remain with the author of the published article. The journal provides immediate open access (gold open access) to the scientific content under the license Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or li…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review Process
After the first editorial review, the articles will be submitted to a single-blind peer review process. After the review, the authors will receive the review form (basing on at least two reviews) and the editorial opinion regarding publication. The average time from article submission to its publication is 40 weeks.
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
- University of Primorska
- Country or region
- Slovenia
- Language
- English, Slovenian, Croatian, Italian
- ISSN
- 1408-533X
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annales, Series Historia Naturalis
How long does peer review take at Annales, Series Historia Naturalis?
Authors report an average review time of about 40 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.
Which databases index Annales, Series Historia Naturalis?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annales, Series Historia Naturalis is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Annales, Series Historia Naturalis open access, and what is the APC?
Annales, Series Historia Naturalis 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .