Journal profile
Basic Applied Herpetology
ISSN 2255-1468 · eISSN 2255-1476 · Asociación Herpetológica Española · Spain
Basic Applied Herpetology: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 32 weeks (community reports); 4 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Basic Applied Herpetology is published by Asociación Herpetológica Española. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Turtle Biology and Conservation and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 44.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science32.8%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.5%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science3.9%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.23OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 49 |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 98 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 85 |
| 2023 | 7 | 7 | 89 |
| 2022 | 7 | 7 | 64 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 62 |
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 32 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 32 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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 | No | CC BY-NC-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Asociación Herpetológica Española
- Country or region
- Spain
- Language
- Portuguese, Spanish, English
- ISSN
- 2255-1468
- Electronic ISSN
- 2255-1476
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Basic Applied Herpetology
How long does peer review take at Basic Applied Herpetology?
Authors report an average review time of about 32 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 Basic Applied Herpetology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Basic Applied Herpetology is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Basic Applied Herpetology open access, and what is the APC?
Basic Applied Herpetology 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; 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: .