Journal profile · ENTOMOLOGY
Asian Myrmecology
ISSN 1985-1944 · eISSN 2462-2362 · Penerbit UMS · MALAYSIA
Asian Myrmecology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.57; fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 9 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
A peer-reviewed, online-only journal dedicated to the study of Asian ants. Articles are published continuously, immediately upon final acceptance. Asian Myrmecology publishes original research papers on ants in or from Asia, or with regional or global importance. All areas of modern ant research are covered, including: - Taxonomy - Biogeography - Ecology - Behaviour - Life-history - Ethology - Genetics - Conservation evaluation - Applied myrmecology
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENTOMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Adam L CroninPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Japan 5, Germany 4, India 3, Malaysia 3, Hong Kong, China 2 (25 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
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 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
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
- 0.57LetPub ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 11LetPub ·
- Self-citation rate
- 33.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
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 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
Fully open accessLetPub
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- Penerbit UMS
- Country or region
- MALAYSIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1985-1944
- Electronic ISSN
- 2462-2362
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Asian Myrmecology
What CAS zone is Asian Myrmecology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Asian Myrmecology 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 Asian Myrmecology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.57; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 11.
Where are the editorial board members of Asian Myrmecology based?
Of the 25 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (5), Germany (4) and India (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Asian Myrmecology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Asian Myrmecology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Asian Myrmecology open access, and what is the APC?
Asian Myrmecology is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .