Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
ISSN 2151-0733 · eISSN 1931-7603 · Herpetological Conservation and Biology · UNITED STATES
Herpetological Conservation and Biology: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 48 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Herpetological Conservation and Biology is published by Herpetological Conservation and Biology 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 Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Herpetological Conservation and Biology was conceived in 2006 out of necessity. In a time when most journals shunned manuscripts that were descriptive or natural history oriented, our journal filled an obvious void. Herpetological Conservation and Biology is still unique today. Although there are an increasing number of open-access electronic journals, we do not charge authors exorbitant fees for the privilege of making their valuable research available to anyone with access to a computer.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Editor-in-chief R. Bruce BuryPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science19.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science14.8%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science11.9%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science9.4%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science3.5%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.5%
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 4 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 60OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 48LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 157 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 18 |
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
Fully open accessLetPub
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted3
- conservation notesConservation Notes, First Record of Trachemys dorbigni in Paraguay, and an Illustrated Bilingual Key to Paraguayan TestudinesLength not stated
- editorialEditorialLength not stated
- research articlesResearch ArticlesLength not stated
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
- Herpetological Conservation and Biology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2151-0733
- Electronic ISSN
- 1931-7603
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 21, Issue 2 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Herpetological Conservation and Biology
What CAS zone is Herpetological Conservation and Biology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Herpetological Conservation and Biology 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 Herpetological Conservation and Biology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 1.3, h-index 22.
How long does peer review take at Herpetological Conservation and Biology?
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 Herpetological Conservation and Biology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Herpetological Conservation and Biology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Herpetological Conservation and Biology open access, and what is the APC?
Herpetological Conservation and Biology 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, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .