Journal profile · Entomology
International Journal of Acarology
ISSN 0164-7954 · eISSN 1945-3892 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · UNITED STATES · Quarterly
International Journal of Acarology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.93; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 133 days to acceptance (86 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 63 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Acarology is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Study of Mite Species, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 57.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The International Journal of Acarology has a global readership and publishes original research and review papers on a wide variety of acarological subjects including: • mite and tick behavior • biochemistry • biology • control • ecology • evolution • morphology • physiology • systematics • taxonomy (single species descriptions are discouraged unless accompanied by additional new information on ecology, biology, systematics, etc.) All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor. If the English is not of a quality suitable for reviewers, the manuscript will be returned. If found suitable for further consideration, it will be submitted to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is single anonymized.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Ashley DowlingPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named United States 1, Australia 1, South Africa 1 (3 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences24.9%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences22%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Vector-borne infectious diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.7%
- Bird parasitology and diseasesImmunology and Microbiology4.2%
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.8%
- Viral Infections and VectorsMedicine3.3%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance2.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
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 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ISI Alerting Services, Biological Science Information Service/Biological Abstracts, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Zoological Record, Elsevier Bibliographic Services
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
- 0.93LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.41LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.41Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.65LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.65Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 27LetPub ·
- h-index
- 46OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 664OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.87OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.44%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 63LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 26,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,780 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 63 | 4 | 37 |
| 2024 | 78 | 7 | 108 |
| 2023 | 55 | 9 | 153 |
| 2022 | 75 | 7 | 270 |
| 2021 | 103 | 14 | 493 |
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
133 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 91 days – 196 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 36 days (86 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 183 days
- Sample
- 86 articles with submission and acceptance dates (104 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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 49%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 53 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 93 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 38 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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Preprints
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Acarology is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discover…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Manuscripts with English not suitable for reviewers will be returned. Model summary
If the English is not of a quality suitable for reviewers, the manuscript will be returned.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- ISSN
- 0164-7954
- Electronic ISSN
- 1945-3892
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 52, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Acarology
What CAS zone is International Journal of Acarology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Acarology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of International Journal of Acarology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.93; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 46.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Acarology?
Based on the dates recorded on 86 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 133 days (interquartile range 91–196 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 49%. 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.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Acarology based?
Of the 3 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (1), Australia (1) and South Africa (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Acarology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Acarology 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 International Journal of Acarology open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Acarology is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-24). Last updated: .