Journal profile · Entomology
Insect Science
ISSN 1672-9609 · eISSN 1744-7917 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · PEOPLES R CHINA · Bimonthly · Founded 2005
Insect Science: CAS Zone 1 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal); impact factor 3.69; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,400; median 98 days to acceptance (103 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 250 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Insect Science is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition, Top journal). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Resistance and Genetics and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 32.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal welcomes submissions on topics including insect ecology, behavior, biogeography, physiology, biochemistry, sociobiology, phylogeny, pest management, and exotic incursions. Beyond traditional articles, the journal also publishes reviews, mini reviews, book reviews, letters to the editor, and information about the academic activities of the Entomological Society of China.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Le KangPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences14%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.6%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.8%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience7.1%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.3%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: yesReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 1 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 1
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 1 |
| 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
MEDLINEPubMedCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 3.69LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.26LetPub ·
- h-index
- 37LetPub ·
- h-index
- 80OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,289OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 13.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 22.75%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 219LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2Publisher website ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 229Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 343,600Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,130 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 163 | 66 | 54 |
| 2025 | 250 | 154 | 482 |
| 2024 | 177 | 103 | 947 |
| 2023 | 146 | 90 | 1,324 |
| 2022 | 155 | 46 | 1,823 |
| 2021 | 120 | 31 | 1,865 |
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
98 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 73 days – 129 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 43 days (104 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 147 days
- Sample
- 103 articles with submission and acceptance dates (431 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)
- about 6 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 25%LetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 24%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 2 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 96 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 45 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewPublisher website
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 3,400 / EUR 2,870 / GBP 2,270 | — | — |
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
- ≤ 300 words
- Keywords
- 6
- Reference style
- Harvard
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Highlights
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted10
- book reviewInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews. Information about the academic activities of the soci…Length not stated
- book reviewsInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews.Length not stated
- editorialThe acceptance criteria for all papers are the quality and originality of the research and its significance to our readership. Manuscripts are single-anonymized…Length not stated
- letters to the editorInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews. Information about the academic activities of the soci…Length not stated
- mini reviewInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews. Information about the academic activities of the soci…Length not stated
- mini reviewsInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews.Length not stated
- original articleInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews. Information about the academic activities of the soci…Length not stated
- original articlesInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews.Length not stated
- reviewInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews. Information about the academic activities of the soci…Length not stated
- reviewsInsect Science publishes original articles, reviews, mini reviews, letters to the editor and book reviews.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Plagiarism, Preprints
- Authorship Authorship and Acknowledgments
Adheres to ICMJE authorship definition. Model summary
The journal adheres to the definition of authorship set up by The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). The ICMJE recommends that authorship be based on the following 4 criteria: i) Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work; ii) Drafting the work or revising it critically for importa…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosure
All authors must disclose potential conflicts of interest. Model summary
All authors are required to disclose all potential conflicts of interest, including specific financial interests and relationships and affiliations (other than those affiliations listed in the title page of the manuscript) relevant to the subject of their manuscript. This information should be provided under the heading titled ‘Disclosure,’ which should appear after the ‘Acknowledgment’ section an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability
Encourages authors to submit linked data for public preservation on ScienceDB. Model summary
The journal encourages authors to submit their linked data for public preservation on ScienceDB.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics
Animal experiments must be ethically acceptable and conform to national guidelines. Model summary
The journal is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Reproduction of Copyright Material
Authors must obtain written permission for reproduction of copyrighted third-party material. Model summary
If excerpts from copyrighted works owned by third parties are included, credit must be shown in the contribution. It is the author’s responsibility to also obtain written permission for reproduction from the copyright owners. For more information visit Wiley’s Copyright Terms & Conditions FAQ at http://exchanges.wiley.com/authors/faqs---copyright-terms--conditions_301.html.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Model summary
The journal is a member of, and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Plagiarism Plagiarism Detection
Employs a plagiarism detection system; submissions may be screened for plagiarism. Model summary
The journal employs a plagiarism detection system. By submitting your manuscript to this journal you accept that your manuscript may be screened for plagiarism against previously published works.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints 8. WILEY'S PREPRINTS POLICY
Preprints policy: preprints may be posted publicly prior to or simultaneous with submission. Model summary
A preprint is a paper that is made available publicly via a community preprint server prior to (or simultaneous with) submission to a journal. Preprint servers, i.e., servers that allow for the posting of papers prior to submission for publication, are becoming more common across a range of disciplines.
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 Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- PEOPLES R CHINA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Bimonthly
- Founded
- 2005
- ISSN
- 1672-9609
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-7917
- Society / sponsor
- Entomological Society of China
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 33, Issue 4 (August 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Insect Science
What CAS zone is Insect Science in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Insect Science is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 1 of the minor category Entomology; it is a Top journal. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 1 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Insect Science?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.69; CiteScore 7, h-index 80.
How long does peer review take at Insect Science?
Based on the dates recorded on 103 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 98 days (interquartile range 73–129 days); authors report an average review time of about 6 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”; 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 Science?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 300 words; Keywords: 6; Reference style: Harvard; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Required; Highlights: 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.
Which databases index Insect Science?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Insect Science is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, PubMed and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Insect Science open access, and what is the APC?
Insect Science is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,400.
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: .