Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Caucasiana
ISSN 2667-9809 · Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria
Caucasiana: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 18 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Caucasiana is published by Pensoft Publishers. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, Study of Mite Species and Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, together about 37.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Caucasiana is a peer-reviewed, open-access, rapidly disseminated journal launched to accelerate research and information exchange in biodiversity-related disciplines in the Caucasus region and adjacent areas. We offer free-of-charge publishing service for authors, augmenting the limited research resources in the region. Caucasiana aims at providing a platform for accumulating primary biodiversity data and understanding the biodiversity as a whole in the Caucasus and adjacent regions, from individuals to ecosystems. While we are particularly interested in taxonomic inventory and systematics of Caucasus biodiversity, any study related to biodiversity can be accepted for publication, with due consideration to the merits and quality of research contained in the work. Caucasiana will consider manuscripts for publishing on the following topics:taxonomy and systematics (descriptions of new taxa, keys and revisions)biodiversity inventory (checklists and catalogues, data papers on single or multiple taxa provided the high accuracy and value of a given information)phylogenetics and evolutionary analysesbiogeographyecology (from single species to community scale)behavioral sciencesconservation, biodiversity management and policyinterdisciplinary research related to biodiversityManuscripts in Caucasiana can be submitted in a form of:regular research articles - (reporting results of original research)reviews - (a comprehensive analysis of state of the art of the topic)short communication - (particularly interesting information that does not require the scope of a regular research article)large monographs - (including taxa revisions)Data papers - (includes presentation of data/datasets on its own as a form of citable document. Data papers are subject to full peer-review during which we evaluate the quality, significance, availability and usability of data/metadata).Conference proceedings – (conference proceedings relevant to the journal’s research focus can be considered for publishing after standard review process)Minimum requirements for taxonomic descriptions are to provide: taxonomy and statement of type material/locality in full accordance to ICZN and Shenzhen Code; full description and differential diagnosis for described taxa (preferably with a key for similar or geographically related species); high quality images.Annotated check-lists of species are also encouraged, however the preference will be given to the manuscripts with exactly georeferenced distributiona
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.5%
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.3%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science3.4%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| General Agricultural and Biological Sciences | Q2 | 117/235 | 50th |
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q3 | 138/231 | 40th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 315/491 | 35th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q3 | 304/432 | 29th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 6OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 3OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.1OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 83 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 37 |
| 2025 | 18 | 18 | 56 |
| 2024 | 22 | 22 | 32 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | 16 |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | EUR 250 | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Use of AI
Authors must be transparent about the use of Artificial Intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other large language models in the manuscript preparation, and disclose details of how the AI tool was used within the "Materials and Methods" section.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship/Contributorship
Some journals are integrated with Contributor Role Taxonomy (CRediT), in order to recognise individual author input within a publication, thereby ensuring professional and ethical conduct, while avoiding authorship disputes, gift / ghost authorship and similar pressing issues in academic publishing. During manuscript submission, the submitting author is strongly recommended to specify a contributo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of interest
During the editorial process, the following relationships between editors and authors are considered conflicts of interest: Colleagues currently working in the same research group or department, recent co-authors, and doctoral students for which the editor served as committee chair. During the submission process, the authors are kindly advised to identify possible conflicts of interest with the jo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
GeneralThe publishing ethics and malpractice policies follow the Principles of Transparency and Best Practice in Scholarly Publishing (joint statement by COPE, DOAJ, WAME, and OASPA), the NISO Recommended Practices for the Presentation and Identification of E-Journals (PIE-J), and, where relevant, the Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright License and Copyright Agreement
In submitting the manuscript to any of Pensoft’s journals, authors certify that: They are authorized by their co-authors to enter into these arrangements. The work described has not been published before (except in the form of an abstract or as part of a published lecture, review or thesis); it is not under consideration for publication elsewhere; its publication has been approved by all author(s)…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
This journal uses a double-blind peer review process, which means that both reviewer and author's names are concealed throughout the review process. To facilitate this, authors need to ensure that their manuscripts are prepared in a way that does not reveal their identity. Please consider the Editor and Reviewer Guidelines in the About webpage of this journal for more details and stepwise instruct…
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
- Pensoft Publishers
- Country or region
- Bulgaria
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2667-9809
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Caucasiana
How long does peer review take at Caucasiana?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Caucasiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Caucasiana is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Caucasiana open access, and what is the APC?
Caucasiana 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, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .