Journal profile · Entomology
International Journal of Pest Management
ISSN 0967-0874 · eISSN 1366-5863 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1993
International Journal of Pest Management: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.37; JCR Q2 (journal website); subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 315 days to acceptance (78 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 39 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
International Journal of Pest Management is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Insect Resistance and Genetics, together about 34.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
International Journal of Pest Management publishes original research papers and reviews concerned with pest management in the broad sense, covering the control of pests (invertebrates, vertebrates and weeds) and diseases of plants, fungi and their products – including biological control, varietal and cultural control, chemical controland interference methods. The management of invasive species is of special interest. We also encourage submissions dealing with interactions of multiple pests such as arthropods and plant pathogens, pathogens and weeds or weeds and arthropods as well as those dealing with the indirect and direct effects of climate change on sustainable agricultural practices. The journal covers the following scientific topics: Population dynamics of pests in relation to management strategies. Assessment of pest or weed and disease damage characteristics / levels and associated yield loss; damage and economic thresholds; sampling and monitoring methods. Pest management systems including decision support and risk analyses. Analysis of farmers’ perceptions of pest management constraints or technologies and of economic benefits supporting studies of the efficacy of pest management at field- and farm-scale. The relationship of pest management to the wider aspects of farming systems and rural development policy. Pre and post-harvest pest management. Novel pest management approaches, technology, methods and techniques Non-target effects of pesticide use / of biological control introductions. Life-history strategies and evolution of pest organisms / biological control agents. Plant defense mechanism in the context of pest management. Environmental sustainability in relation to pest management practices. Reviews -The journal also publishesinvited reviewson various areas of pest management. Authors of potential reviews are advised to contact the editor with a brief outline of subject matter and content before preparing a manuscript. Forum section - The journal has an occasionalforum section for short papersaimed at facilitating discussion and debate between readers and authors on important issues in pest management. Please note that studies will only be accepted for publication when supported by rigorous, appropriate statistical analysis and that m anuscripts must be written to the highest standard of English. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by ind
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Jorge Alberto ZavalaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 33%); most named Argentina 3, Mainland China 2, United States 1 (6 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.1%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.4%
- Agricultural pest management studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| 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 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- JCR Q2 · best quartile · 2025
- CiteScore Q1 · 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
CASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: BIOSIS, CAB International, Cambridge Scientific Abstracts, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Environmental Periodic Bibliography, Food Science and Technology Abstracts, GEO Abstracts/GEOBASE, Research Alertt®, SciSearch®, UnCover, Zoological Record
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
- 1.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.5Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.4LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.4Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.39Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.74LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.74Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 69OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 890OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.59OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 6.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 4.32%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 40LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 66,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,745 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27 | 2 | 5 |
| 2025 | 39 | 2 | 65 |
| 2024 | 54 | 13 | 121 |
| 2023 | 48 | 5 | 238 |
| 2022 | 94 | 6 | 574 |
| 2021 | 71 | 10 | 718 |
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
315 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 172 days – 460 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 13 days (78 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 326 days
- Sample
- 78 articles with submission and acceptance dates (83 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)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 8%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 9 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 65 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 24 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Not considered
- Publication of new records of pests or weeds.; Studies of only localized significance.; Studies involving single laboratory/ field assays.
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access Open access
International Journal of Pest Management 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 di…
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
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1993
- ISSN
- 0967-0874
- Electronic ISSN
- 1366-5863
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 72, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about International Journal of Pest Management
What CAS zone is International Journal of Pest Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, International Journal of Pest Management is in Zone 4 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 Pest Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.37; CiteScore 4.4, h-index 69.
How long does peer review take at International Journal of Pest Management?
Based on the dates recorded on 78 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 315 days (interquartile range 172–460 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 8%. 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 JCR quartile is International Journal of Pest Management in?
The journal's website gives JCR Q2 (best quartile). JCR quartiles are Clarivate's to confirm and a different system from the CAS zones; in the CAS ranking the journal is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences.
Where are the editorial board members of International Journal of Pest Management based?
Of the 6 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 33%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (3), Mainland China (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index International Journal of Pest Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, International Journal of Pest Management is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is International Journal of Pest Management open access, and what is the APC?
International Journal of Pest Management 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .