Journal profile · BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
ISSN 0079-032X · eISSN 2162-4135 · Peabody Museum of Natural History · UNITED STATES · Semiannual · Founded 1926
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History: CAS Zone 1 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 7.88; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 10 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History is published by Peabody Museum of Natural History and is in Zone 1 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 31.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History publishes original research based on specimens, artifacts and related materials maintained in the collections of the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History’s curatorial divisions. The Bulletin is published twice a year, in April and October.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION-ECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences11.9%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.6%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | 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
- 7.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 2.77LetPub ·
- h-index
- 13LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 86OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 8.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 1.2%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 3LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 215 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 | 54 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 129 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 60 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
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
- Peabody Museum of Natural History
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1926
- ISSN
- 0079-032X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2162-4135
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History
What CAS zone is Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History is in Zone 1 of Philosophy, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 7.88; CiteScore 6.8, h-index 31.
How long does peer review take at Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “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.
Which databases index Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History open access, and what is the APC?
Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .