Journal profile
Biodiversity Journal
ISSN 2039-0394 · eISSN 2039-0408 · Edizioni Danaus, Palermo · Italy
Biodiversity Journal: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 6 weeks (community reports); 71 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Biodiversity Journal is published by Edizioni Danaus, Palermo. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology and Mollusks and Parasites Studies, together about 31.3% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Editor-in-chief Tommaso La MantiaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 2, France 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences13.3%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Biodiversity Heritage Library, BIOSIS Previews, Biotaxa, DOI-CrossRef, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, Research Gate, Semantic Scholar, SOLO (Search Oxford Libraries Online), WorldCat, ZDB, Zoobank, Zoological Records
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
- h-index
- 11OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 17OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.3OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 714 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39 | 39 | 167 |
| 2025 | 71 | 71 | 182 |
| 2024 | 97 | 97 | 208 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 178 |
| 2022 | 83 | 83 | 150 |
| 2021 | 108 | 108 | 97 |
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 6 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 150 | Yes | Publisher's own license | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 150 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 150 | Yes | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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
- Edizioni Danaus, Palermo
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2039-0394
- Electronic ISSN
- 2039-0408
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Biodiversity Journal
How long does peer review take at Biodiversity Journal?
Authors report an average review time of about 6 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Biodiversity Journal based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (2) and France (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Biodiversity Journal?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Biodiversity Journal is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Biodiversity Journal open access, and what is the APC?
Biodiversity Journal is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .