Journal profile · Entomology
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
ISSN 0013-8703 · eISSN 1570-7458 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Monthly · Founded 1958
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,430; median 207 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 151 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd 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-Plant Interactions and Control, Plant and animal studies and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 41.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata publishes top quality original research papers in the fields of experimental biology and ecology of insects and other terrestrial arthropods, with both pure and applied scopes. Mini-reviews, technical notes and media reviews are also published. Although the scope of the journal covers the entire scientific field of entomology, it has established itself as the preferred medium for the communication of results in the areas of the physiological, ecological, and morphological inter-relations between phytophagous arthropods and their food plants, their parasitoids, predators, and pathogens. Examples of specific areas that are covered frequently are: host-plant selection mechanisms chemical and sensory ecology and infochemicals parasitoid-host interactions behavioural ecology biosystematics (co-)evolution migration and dispersal population modelling sampling strategies developmental and behavioural responses to photoperiod and temperature nutrition natural and transgenic plant resistance.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Leo W. BeukeboomPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 10 in mainland China (about 17%); most named Mainland China 10, United States 8, Netherlands 8, France 4, Canada 4 (60 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.7%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.5%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA, Astrophysics Data System
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- h-index
- 74LetPub ·
- h-index
- 136OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,054OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.6OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 35.93%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 123LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 126Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 271,329Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,358 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 160 | 90 | 45 |
| 2025 | 151 | 98 | 199 |
| 2024 | 147 | 97 | 491 |
| 2023 | 138 | 80 | 623 |
| 2022 | 140 | 48 | 865 |
| 2021 | 146 | 38 | 794 |
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
207 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 144 days – 259 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 218 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (307 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)
- 4–8 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 35%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 31 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 187 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 14 daysPublisher website ·
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,430 / EUR 3,680 / GBP 2,970 | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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 websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access
- Authorship
Wiley disposes of all electronic material two months after publication unless specifically requested otherwise. Model summary
Please note that unless specifically requested, Wiley will dispose of all electronic material submitted two months after publication.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest
Conflict of interest disclosure required for all authors. Model summary
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Data integral to the paper must be made available to enable readers to replicate, verify and build upon conclusions. Model summary
Data that is integral to the paper must be made available in such a way as to enable readers to replicate, verify and build upon the conclusions published in the paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement
If the Open Access option is not selected the corresponding author will be presented with the copyright transfer agreement (CTA) to sign. The terms and conditions of the CTA can be previewed in the samples associated with the Copyright FAQs below CTA Terms and Conditions https://authorservices.wiley.com/ethics-guidelines/index.html
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access For authors choosing Open Access
If the Open Access option is selected the corresponding author will have a choice of the following Creative Commons License Open Access Agreements (OAA):
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0013-8703
- Electronic ISSN
- 1570-7458
- Society / sponsor
- Netherlands Entomological Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 174, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata
What CAS zone is Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 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 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 136.
How long does peer review take at Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 207 days (interquartile range 144–259 days); authors report an average review time of 4–8 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 35% (2025). 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 Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata based?
Of the 60 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 10 (about 17%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (10), United States (8) and Netherlands (8). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata open access, and what is the APC?
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,430.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .