Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Herpetological Bulletin
ISSN 1473-0928 · eISSN 2634-1387 · British Herpetological Society
Herpetological Bulletin: fully open access; 107 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Herpetological Bulletin is published by British Herpetological Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Behavior and Reproduction and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 53.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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 Science36.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.6%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMedicine3.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 471/520 | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 685/736 | — |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.6LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.19LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 15OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 33OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,120 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 81 | 121 |
| 2025 | 107 | 107 | 204 |
| 2024 | 85 | 85 | 219 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | 221 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | 202 |
| 2021 | 77 | 77 | 245 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- British Herpetological Society
- ISSN
- 1473-0928
- Electronic ISSN
- 2634-1387
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Herpetological Bulletin
Which databases index Herpetological Bulletin?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Herpetological Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.
Is Herpetological Bulletin open access, and what is the APC?
Herpetological Bulletin is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .