Journal profile · Entomology
Aquatic Insects
ISSN 0165-0424 · eISSN 1744-4152 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1979
Aquatic Insects: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.79; hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 216 days to acceptance (50 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Aquatic Insects is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, together about 45.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Aquatic Insects is an international journal publishing original research on the systematics, biology, and ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic insects. The subject of the research is aquatic and semi-aquatic insects, comprising taxa of four primary orders, the Ephemeroptera, Odonata, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera but also aquatic and semi-aquatic families of Hemiptera, Coleoptera, and Diptera, as well as specific representatives of Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, and Neuroptera that occur in lotic and lentic habitats during part of their life cycle. Studies on other aquatic Hexapoda (i.e., Collembola) will be only accepted if space permits. Papers on other aquatic Arthropoda (e.g., Crustacea) will not be considered, except for those closely related to aquatic and semi-aquatic insects (e.g., water mites as insect parasites). The topic of the research may include a wide range of biological fields. Taxonomic revisions and descriptions of individual species will be accepted especially if additional information is included on habitat preferences, species co-existing, behavior, phenology, collecting methods, etc., that are of general interest to an international readership. Descriptions based on single specimens are discouraged. Detailed studies on morphology, physiology, behavior, and phenology of aquatic insects in all stadia of their life cycle are welcome as well as the papers with molecular and phylogenetic analyses, especially if they discuss evolutionary processes of the biological, ecological, and faunistic formation of the group. In all kinds of freshwater environments, aquatic insects are usually the largest and most diverse group of organisms, by species and abundance, and are of paramount importance to the community structure and function, as well as serving as ecological indicators. Therefore, papers on different aspects of aquatic and semi-aquatic insect ecology will be considered, except for those that focus on applied aspects of environmental assessment (e.g., water quality). Papers that include autecological or synecological data will be preferred. Purely faunistic studies and other papers of only regional interest will not be considered. To increase communication and information flow among the aquatic insect specialists, book reviews and obituaries will also be published. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anony
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Helena V. ShaverdoPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 5%); most named United States 5, Italy 2, Norway 2, Mainland China 1, United Kingdom 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science25.2%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science11.6%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.4%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.2%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
- Stonefly species taxonomy and ecologyEngineering3.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
EmbaseCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, Aluminium Industry Abstracts (Bethesda), Biological Abstracts®, BIOSIS Previews®, CAB International, Corrosion Abstracts (Bethesda), CSA Animal & Behaviour Abstracts, CSA Neuroscience Abstracts, EBSCO Databases, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, FISHLIT, GEOBASE/Geo Abstracts, Research Aler®, SciSearch®, Zoological Record
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
- 0.79LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.33LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.33Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.69LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.69Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 334OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.71OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.85%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 30LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 19Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 12,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,584 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 17 | 2 | 4 |
| 2025 | 33 | 5 | 15 |
| 2024 | 23 | 2 | 33 |
| 2023 | 22 | 2 | 58 |
| 2022 | 27 | 2 | 79 |
| 2021 | 25 | 2 | 110 |
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
216 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 140 days – 282 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 59 days (50 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 277 days
- Sample
- 50 articles with submission and acceptance dates (56 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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 62%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 48 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Papers on other aquatic Arthropoda (e.g., Crustacea)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
Aquatic Insects is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability and readers…
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1979
- ISSN
- 0165-0424
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-4152
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 47, Issue 1-3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Aquatic Insects
What CAS zone is Aquatic Insects in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Aquatic Insects is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 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 Aquatic Insects?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.79; CiteScore 1.6, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Aquatic Insects?
Based on the dates recorded on 50 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 216 days (interquartile range 140–282 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 62%. 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 Aquatic Insects based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 5%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (5), Italy (2) and Norway (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Aquatic Insects?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Aquatic Insects is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Embase and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Aquatic Insects open access, and what is the APC?
Aquatic Insects is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .