Journal profile · Entomology
Insect Conservation and Diversity
ISSN 1752-458X · eISSN 1752-4598 · Wiley-Blackwell · ENGLAND · Quarterly
Insect Conservation and Diversity: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.31; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,750; median 210 days to acceptance (101 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 123 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Insect Conservation and Diversity is published by Wiley-Blackwell and is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Plant and animal studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 48.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
To publish papers of the highest scientific quality within the general area of insect (and other arthropods) conservation and diversity covering topics ranging from ecological theory to practical management. Papers are invited on the following topics: Conservation genetics Extinction debt Long-term conservation planning and implementation Global implications of local or national conservation actions Management responses of species and communities Captive breeding programs Comparisons of restored and natural habitats Biogeography Global biodiversity Metapopulation dynamics Climate change: impacts on distributions and range Invasive species: impacts and control Effects of pollution Genetic threats to diversity by introgression Effects of fragmentation on diversity and distribution Impact of agricultural and forestry practices on biodiversity Enhancing urban environments for diversity and protection Biodiversity action plans: can we scale up from insects? Effectiveness and choice of indicator species Soil biodiversity and interactions with above-ground biodiversity Ecological interactions at local levels Ecological and evolutionary factors influencing diversity and local, regional and global scales Sustainable livelihoods and training on the ground Integrating science and policy Contributions will fall into five main areas: Standard research papers Major/Feature/Invited reviews Mini-Reviews Techniques & Methodologies Forum, Policy and Comment Contributions are welcomed from all sectors of the ecological and conservation community with a particular interest in arthropods. The following types of studies will not normally be published at Insect Conservation and Diversity, and are better suited to submission at other specialised journals: Descriptions of new species Straightforward accounts of natural history or descriptive summaries of species distributions or community composition across a region that don't robustly address broader relevant problems related to insect conservation and diversity Articles of anecdotal nature or studies based on incidental observations Papers that primarily describe the development of a genetic or genomic resource for a species (including genome assembly), without robustly addressing a broader question or problem related to insect conservation and diversity Species distribution or climate modelling studies that focus purely on software-based predictions for specific regions or taxonomic groups, especially if the study does not robu
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Raphael K. DidhamPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United Kingdom 12, Australia 10, United States 9, Canada 5, Germany 3 (54 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences20%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science16.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science12%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest
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
- 3.31LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 6.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 6.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 1.08LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.32LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 71OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 677OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.94OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 71.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 104LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 110Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 298,005Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,349 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 101 | 71 | 23 |
| 2025 | 123 | 96 | 287 |
| 2024 | 100 | 78 | 643 |
| 2023 | 88 | 71 | 921 |
| 2022 | 69 | 37 | 983 |
| 2021 | 99 | 48 | 1,868 |
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
210 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 150 days – 280 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (101 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 241 days
- Sample
- 101 articles with submission and acceptance dates (229 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 11 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 170 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 24 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer review, at least 2 reviewersPublisher website · model-extracted
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 4,750 / EUR 3,970 / GBP 3,140 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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)
What to prepare7 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 250 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 7,000 words
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted13, with length limits
- commentaryd entomological or ecological interest. Commentary articles would not normally exceed 3,000 words, except by negotiation with the Editors. Conservation Notesmain text ≤ 3,000 words
- correspondenceAll correspondence should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief: Professor Raphael K. Didham Editor-in-Chief, Insect Conservation and DiversitySchool of Biologica…Length not stated
- editorialPapers submitted to Insect Conservation and Diversity should be original research papers on aspects pertaining mainly to aspects of insect conservation and dive…Length not stated
- meta-analysisOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
- mini reviewOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…main text ≤ 8,000 words
- narrative reviewOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
- original articleOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…main text ≤ 7,000 words
- research reportOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
- reviewOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…main text ≤ 12,000 words
- short communicationOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- short reviewOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
- surveyOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
- systematic reviewOriginal Article A report of research addressing a specific research question, including the methods used, the results of the research, and conclusions drawn fr…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors can use AI to improve readability and language of their manuscript. Though AI may be used as a tool to assist in analysing and evaluating data, authors should never use AI to generate data or draw scientific conclusions. If AI is used to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. AI and AI-assiste…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflicts of Interest
Insect Conservation and Diversity requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, which might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the authors describe i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Insect Conservation and Diversity recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. Insect Conservation and Diversity requires that all data supporting all results presented in a paper (including all analyses, figures and tables) should be made available in a public repository. Full details of our policy and an FAQ on archiving data can be found here. The repository that you choose should o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement If the Open Access option is not selec…
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): Creative Commons Attribution License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License OAA Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial -NoDerivs License OAA To preview the terms and conditions of these open access agreement, please visit t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review
Insect Conservation and Diversity has adopted the ANSI/NISO Standard Terminology for Peer Review. Standardising the terminology across journals and publishers used to describe peer review practices helps make the peer review process for articles and journals more transparent, and it will enable the community to better assess and compare peer review practices between different journals. Identity tr…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Policy
Insect Conservation and Diversity will consider manuscripts for review even if they have previously been available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 1752-458X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1752-4598
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 19, Issue 5 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Insect Conservation and Diversity
What CAS zone is Insect Conservation and Diversity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Insect Conservation and Diversity is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Insect Conservation and Diversity?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.31; CiteScore 6.1, h-index 71.
How long does peer review take at Insect Conservation and Diversity?
Based on the dates recorded on 101 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 210 days (interquartile range 150–280 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 24% (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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Insect Conservation and Diversity?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 250 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 7,000 words; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Insect Conservation and Diversity based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United Kingdom (12), Australia (10) and United States (9). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Insect Conservation and Diversity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Insect Conservation and Diversity is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Insect Conservation and Diversity open access, and what is the APC?
Insect Conservation and Diversity is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,750.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .