Journal profile · Zoology
Annals of Carnegie Museum
ISSN 0097-4463 · Carnegie Museum of Natural History · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1901
Annals of Carnegie Museum: CAS Zone 4 · Earth Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.68; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 18 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Annals of Carnegie Museum is published by Carnegie Museum of Natural History and is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Bat Biology and Ecology Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 30% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Annals of Carnegie Museum is a quarterly journal that publishes peer-reviewed short and medium-length original scientific contributions in organismal biology, earth sciences, and anthropology, in 40 by 52.5 pica format (168 by 220 mm or 6-5/8 by 8-5/8 inches). Subject matter must be relevant to Carnegie Museum of Natural History scientific sections or Powdermill Nature Reserve (PNR), preferably with connection to the Carnegie collection and/or personnel. Carnegie Museum staff and research associates receive publication priority, but others are encouraged to submit papers, especially those manuscripts explicitly based on the Carnegie collection.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences15.7%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science7.1%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences7%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Earth Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Earth Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Paleontology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.68LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24LetPub ·
- h-index
- 49OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 512OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.3OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,392 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 18 | 2 | 40 |
| 2024 | 16 | 1 | 17 |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
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)
- over 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Publisher
- Carnegie Museum of Natural History
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1901
- ISSN
- 0097-4463
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Annals of Carnegie Museum
What CAS zone is Annals of Carnegie Museum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Annals of Carnegie Museum is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Paleontology / Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Earth Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Annals of Carnegie Museum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.68; CiteScore 1, h-index 49.
How long does peer review take at Annals of Carnegie Museum?
Authors report an average review time of over 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 Annals of Carnegie Museum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Annals of Carnegie Museum is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Annals of Carnegie Museum open access, and what is the APC?
Annals of Carnegie Museum is a subscription 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: .