Journal profile · Zoology
Herpetologica
ISSN 0018-0831 · Herpetologist's League Inc. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1936
Herpetologica: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.98; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Herpetologica is published by Herpetologist's League Inc. and is in Zone 3 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, together about 53% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Established in 1936, Herpetologica is a quarterly peer-reviewed journal serving herpetologists, biologists, ecologists, conservationists, researchers and the scientific community. The journal contains original research papers and essays about the biology of reptiles and amphibians, and covers many relevant topics including: behavior, conservation, ecology, genetics, morphology, physiology and taxonomy.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science30.7%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science9.8%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science6.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.5%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
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
- 0.98LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 922OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.98OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 33LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,587 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| 2025 | 48 | 5 | 27 |
| 2024 | 45 | 8 | 82 |
| 2023 | 33 | 4 | 74 |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 | 137 |
| 2021 | 42 | 5 | 187 |
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)
- 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
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
- Herpetologist's League Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1936
- ISSN
- 0018-0831
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Herpetologica
What CAS zone is Herpetologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Herpetologica is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Herpetologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.98; CiteScore 2, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at Herpetologica?
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 Herpetologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Herpetologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Herpetologica open access, and what is the APC?
Herpetologica 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: .