Journal profile · Entomology
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology
ISSN 0021-4914 · eISSN 1347-6068 · Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology · JAPAN · Quarterly · Founded 1957
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 54 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology is published by Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology 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 and Pesticide Research and Insect Pest Control Strategies, together about 33.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology has the abbreviated Japanese name, "ODOKON", and publishes papers on fundamental and applied research, reviews of research and book reviews in order to promote and spread information from the extensive fields related to applied entomology and zoology. This journal publishes contributions of research on entomology and zoology concerning agriculture, medicine, ecology, etc., and bears a leading role to publish pioneering works in these fields. The contributors belong to universities, independent administrative agencies, public institutions, private enterprises, etc., and the contents of papers have a diverse and varied range.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences20.3%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.8%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.1%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
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
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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.63LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19LetPub ·
- h-index
- 35OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 480OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 19LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,526 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43 | 43 | 0 |
| 2025 | 54 | 54 | 7 |
| 2024 | 46 | 46 | 4 |
| 2023 | 44 | 44 | 14 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 27 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | 42 |
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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Open access Promotion of open access
J-STAGE promotes open access, which (1) provides free access to articles and (2) specifies the conditions of reuse including modification or redistribution. Over 90% of articles on J-STAGE are free to read. Open-access articles display a Creative Commons (CC) license and can be reused under the terms of the license. CC license on an article page CC license on an article PDF For more information ab…
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
- Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- Japanese
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1957
- ISSN
- 0021-4914
- Electronic ISSN
- 1347-6068
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology
What CAS zone is Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology 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 Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 35.
How long does peer review take at Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology?
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 Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology open access, and what is the APC?
Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology is a fully open-access 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: .