Journal profile · Entomology
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
ISSN 1110-1768 · eISSN 2536-9342 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · EGYPT · Semiannual · Founded 2018
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.5; fully open access; APC about USD 2,090; median 110 days to acceptance (82 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect Pest Control Strategies, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control, together about 47.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Plant Science and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control (EJBPC) is a periodical scientific journal published by the Egyptian Society for Biological Control of Pests (ESBCP). The journal aims to publish internationally peer-reviewed, high-quality research articles in the field of biological and integrated pest control (non-chemical control). It welcomes review articles, original research papers, conference reports, book reviews, editorials, laboratory reports, technical notes, and short communications. The journal focuses on advancing knowledge in the following areas: Biological control using natural enemies including; predators, parasitoids, entomopathogenic nematodes, virus, bacteria and fungi. Classical biological control and augmentative releases of natural enemies: focusing on the introduction and enhancement of natural enemies to manage pests’ populations. Biocontrol of plant diseases and weeds: exploring biological control methods for managing plant diseases and invasive weeds. Interactions between insects and plants in agroecosystems, with an emphasis on the effects of climate change on pest management strategies. Molecular biology applications: utilizing molecular techniques to enhance the efficacy of biological control agents. Properties, modes of action, and application methods of biocontrol agents. Physiology and behavior of biocontrol agents and their interactions with hosts. Production, formulation, distribution, and release methods for natural enemies. The journal also encourages interdisciplinary studies with a global perspective on integrating of biological control into sustainable pest management systems. The journal does not accept papers that focus only on laboratory trials, investigations into the non-target effects of pesticides, or studies on arthropod pests that affect human health or domestic animals. Additionally, papers study the use of natural compounds (such as plant extracts or microbial products) for pest, pathogen, or weed management are not considered.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Ahmed H. El-HeneidyPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 12%); most named Egypt 8, Mainland China 2, Italy 2, United States 1, India 1 (17 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences16.6%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.2%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.6%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.8%
- Plant-Microbe Interactions and ImmunityAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal DiseasesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- Impact factor
- 2.5LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.09LetPub ·
- h-index
- 10LetPub ·
- h-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 517OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 3.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 782,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,566 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31 | 31 | 21 |
| 2025 | 41 | 41 | 108 |
| 2024 | 68 | 68 | 361 |
| 2023 | 119 | 119 | 995 |
| 2022 | 146 | 146 | 1,723 |
| 2021 | 153 | 153 | 2,921 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
110 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 87 days – 157 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 30 days (82 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 150 days
- Sample
- 82 articles with submission and acceptance dates (84 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 5 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 1,690 / USD 2,090 / GBP 1,390 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 2,190 / EUR 1,790 / GBP 1,490 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | GBP 1,390 / USD 2,090 / EUR 1,690 | — | — |
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)
Open calls for papers2, by deadline
Publisher websiteArticle types accepted6
- book reviewReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
- commentaryReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
- meeting reportsReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
- researchReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
- reviewReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
- short reportReview Research Meeting reports Short report Book review CommentaryLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscript must be submitted by an author, not a third party Model summary
Please note that a manuscript can only be submitted by an author of the manuscript and may not be submitted by a third party.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Formatting the 'Availability of data and materials' section of your manuscript
Data sharing strongly encouraged or required Model summary
The following format for the 'Availability of data and materials section of your manuscript should be used:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Licensing and copyright
Open access under CC BY-NC-ND or CC BY licence Model summary
Creative Commons licences Open access articles in Springer Nature journals are published under Creative Commons licences. These provide an industry-standard framework to support easy re-use of open access material. Under Creative Commons licences, authors retain copyright of their articles. Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control articles are published open access under a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Benefits of open access
Publishing open access (OA) offers a number of benefits, including greater reach and readership for your work: Cited more 1.6x more citations of OA articles than non-OA articles across all subjects Downloaded more 4x more downloads of OA articles than non-OA articles Greater impact 2.5x more Altmetric attention. OA articles attracted 1.9x more news mentions and 1.2x more policy mentions Open acces…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review policy
Authors may suggest peer reviewers with institutional emails or identifiers Model summary
Peer review is the process used to evaluate the quality of a manuscript before publication. Independent researchers in the relevant field assess submitted manuscripts to check their validity and robustness. Their feedback guides editors in making publication decisions. Typically, two or more experts evaluate each manuscript based on three main criteria: scientific robustness: is the research metho…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- EGYPT
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 2018
- ISSN
- 1110-1768
- Electronic ISSN
- 2536-9342
- Society / sponsor
- Egyptian Society for Biological Control of Pests
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- 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
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
What CAS zone is Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.5; CiteScore 5.9, h-index 47.
How long does peer review take at Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control?
Based on the dates recorded on 82 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 110 days (interquartile range 87–157 days); 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control based?
Of the 17 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 12%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Egypt (8), Mainland China (2) and Italy (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control open access, and what is the APC?
Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 2,090.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .