Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Current Herpetology
ISSN 1345-5834 · eISSN 1881-1019 · Herpetological Society of Japan · Japan
Current Herpetology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.95; subscription journal; 20 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Current Herpetology is published by Herpetological Society of Japan and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 52% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Current Herpetology publishes original research articles on amphibians and reptiles. It is the official journal of the Herpetological Society of Japan and is a continuation of Acta Herpetologica Japonica (1964–1971) and Japanese Journal of Herpetology (1972-1999).
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science31.6%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.5%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Genetic diversity and population structureBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | 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
- 0.95LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 84OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.95OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 492 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 20 | 7 | 10 |
| 2024 | 19 | 9 | 45 |
| 2023 | 20 | 10 | 47 |
| 2022 | 20 | 10 | 46 |
| 2021 | 19 | 12 | 99 |
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.
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
- Herpetological Society of Japan
- Country or region
- Japan
- Language
- Multi-Language
- ISSN
- 1345-5834
- Electronic ISSN
- 1881-1019
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Current Herpetology
What CAS zone is Current Herpetology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Current Herpetology is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Current Herpetology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.95; CiteScore 1.4, h-index 22.
Which databases index Current Herpetology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Current Herpetology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Current Herpetology open access, and what is the APC?
Current Herpetology 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .