Journal profile · Zoology
Folia Primatologica
ISSN 0015-5713 · eISSN 1421-9980 · S. Karger AG · SWITZERLAND · Bimonthly · Founded 1963
Folia Primatologica: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.67; hybrid open access; median 219 days to acceptance (53 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 28 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
The latest issue on the journal's website is from January 2022 (Volume 92, Issue 5-6): the journal may have stopped publishing or moved platform in the last two years. Check its website before submitting.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Folia Primatologica is published by S. Karger AG 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 Primate Behavior and Ecology, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 50.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Recognizing that research in human biology must be founded on a comparative knowledge of our closest relatives, this journal is the natural scientist's ideal means of access to the best of current primate research. 'Folia Primatologica' covers fields as diverse as molecular biology and social behaviour, and features articles on ecology, conservation, palaeontology, systematics and functional anatomy. In-depth articles and invited reviews are contributed by the world’s leading primatologists. In addition, special issues provide rapid peer-reviewed publication of conference proceedings. 'Folia Primatologica' is one of the top-rated primatology publications and is acknowledged worldwide as a high-impact core journal for primatologists, zoologists and anthropologists.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology30.7%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
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 4 |
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 3 |
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
- 0.67LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 42LetPub ·
- h-index
- 116OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,647OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.77OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.35%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 24LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,016 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 28 | 6 | 15 |
| 2024 | 32 | 9 | 46 |
| 2023 | 15 | 13 | 37 |
| 2022 | 45 | 26 | 256 |
| 2021 | 26 | 6 | 150 |
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 PubMed · to
219 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 155 days – 310 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (53 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 240 days
- Sample
- 53 articles with submission and acceptance dates (55 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 ·
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.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 1963
- ISSN
- 0015-5713
- Electronic ISSN
- 1421-9980
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 92, Issue 5-6 (January 2022)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Folia Primatologica
What CAS zone is Folia Primatologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Folia Primatologica 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 Folia Primatologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.67; CiteScore 2.5, h-index 116.
How long does peer review take at Folia Primatologica?
Based on the dates recorded on 53 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 219 days (interquartile range 155–310 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.
Which databases index Folia Primatologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Folia Primatologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Folia Primatologica open access, and what is the APC?
Folia Primatologica is a hybrid journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
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: .