Journal profile · Entomology
Apidologie
ISSN 0044-8435 · eISSN 1297-9678 · Springer Paris · FRANCE · Bimonthly · Founded 2007
Apidologie: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.66; hybrid open access; APC about USD 2,990; median 197 days to acceptance (99 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 104 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Apidologie is published by Springer Paris and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect and Pesticide Research, Plant and animal studies and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, together about 82.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science and Plant Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Apidologie is a peer-reviewed journal devoted to the biology of insects belonging to the Anthophila clade, the term "biology" being used in the broader sense. The main topics include: behavior, ecology, pollination, genetics, physiology, toxicology and pathology. Systematic research concerning the Anthophila clade, as well as studies on the rearing, exploitation and practical use of bees and their products can also be submitted. However, studies have to make a clear contribution to the understanding of bee biology to be considered. In addition, preference will be given to studies that are hypothesis driven. Papers which are only of descriptive kind or of local interest are not accepted.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named United States 13, Germany 13, France 10, Mainland China 2, Spain 2 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences30%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences28%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
- Bee Products Chemical AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.8%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences0.9%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience0.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 1.66LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.57LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.93LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 135OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,031OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.13OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 11.8%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 38.71%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 688,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,227 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 76 | 46 | 14 |
| 2025 | 104 | 66 | 185 |
| 2024 | 83 | 83 | 361 |
| 2023 | 64 | 64 | 353 |
| 2022 | 73 | 73 | 878 |
| 2021 | 83 | 83 | 1,387 |
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 Crossref · to
197 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 156 days – 253 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 32 days (99 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 234 days
- Sample
- 99 articles with submission and acceptance dates (198 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)
- about 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 21 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double anonymous peer reviewPublisher 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 2,990 / EUR 2,425 / GBP 2,090 | — | — |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
- Not considered
- case studies; descriptive studies
Article types accepted8
- case studyThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- editorialThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- full paperThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- hypothesisThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- letterThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- meta-analysisThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- original articleThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
- review articleThe journal Apidologie publishes original articles, review articles, scientific notes in English. It is the author's responsibility to ensure that the manuscrip…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Self-archiving, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- Authorship Authorship principles
These guidelines describe authorship principles and good authorship practices to which prospective authors should adhere to. Authorship clarified The Journal and Publisher assume all authors agreed with the content and that all gave explicit consent to submit and that they obtained consent from the responsible authorities at the institute/organization where the work has been carried out, before th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data and code transparency expected Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
Plagiarism screening software may be used Model summary
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Apidologie, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review PEER REVIEW PROCESS
Single-blind peer review with minimum two reviewers Model summary
All manuscripts are examined initially by Apidologie scientific editors for their appropriateness to the journal. Those which do not match the scope of Apidologie or are of insufficient general interest are sent promptly to their authors. Other manuscripts are sent to a minimum of two experts chosen by the handling editor. Reviewers are invited to present their comments and/or suggestions within 4…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprints allowed if disclosed with DOI in cover letter Model summary
If your manuscript has been uploaded in preprint server, authors must inform the journal and provide the DOI url in the cover letter. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving Green Open Access
The final Publisher Version of articles published in Apidologie will be made freely available under a .pdf format in an open archive after a period of embargo of 12 months. The whole archive of Apidologie is now available in the repository for scientific publication HAL.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Paris
- Country or region
- FRANCE
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2007
- ISSN
- 0044-8435
- Electronic ISSN
- 1297-9678
- Society / sponsor
- French National Institute for Agriculture
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Apidologie
What CAS zone is Apidologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Apidologie is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Apidologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.66; CiteScore 3.3, h-index 135.
How long does peer review take at Apidologie?
Based on the dates recorded on 99 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 197 days (interquartile range 156–253 days); authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Apidologie?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Apidologie based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (13), Germany (13) and France (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Apidologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Apidologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Apidologie open access, and what is the APC?
Apidologie is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 2,990.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .