Journal profile · Evolutionary Biology
Insect Systematics & Evolution
ISSN 1399-560X · eISSN 1876-312X · Brill Academic Publishers · DENMARK · Quarterly · Founded 2000
Insect Systematics & Evolution: CAS Zone 2 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.79; hybrid open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Insect Systematics & Evolution is published by Brill Academic Publishers 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 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies and Fossil Insects in Amber, together about 29.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Insect Systematics & Evolution (ISE) publishes original papers on all aspects of systematic entomology and the evolutionary history of both extant and extinct insects and related groups. Priority is given to taxonomic revisions and phylogenetic studies employing morphological and molecular data. ISE also welcomes reviews and syntheses that can appeal to a wide community of systematic entomologists. Single species descriptions, regional checklists, and phylogenetic studies based on few taxa or single molecular markers will generally not be accepted.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Evolutionary Biology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.7%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.9%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 2 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
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 | Evolutionary Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Evolutionary Biology | 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
- 1.79LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.69LetPub ·
- h-index
- 25LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 570OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 6.12%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 20LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,732 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| 2024 | 19 | 6 | 42 |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | 37 |
| 2022 | 17 | 10 | 148 |
| 2021 | 13 | 3 | 51 |
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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Brill Academic Publishers
- Country or region
- DENMARK
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2000
- ISSN
- 1399-560X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1876-312X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Insect Systematics & Evolution
What CAS zone is Insect Systematics & Evolution in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Insect Systematics & Evolution is in Zone 2 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Entomology / Evolutionary Biology. 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 Systematics & Evolution?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.79; CiteScore 2.7, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Insect Systematics & Evolution?
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 Insect Systematics & Evolution?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Insect Systematics & Evolution is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Insect Systematics & Evolution open access, and what is the APC?
Insect Systematics & Evolution is a hybrid 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: .