Journal profile · Entomology
Journal of Apicultural Research
ISSN 0021-8839 · eISSN 2078-6913 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · WALES · Quarterly · Founded 1962
Journal of Apicultural Research: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.82; JCR Q2 (journal website); hybrid open access; APC charged, amount not published; median 229 days to acceptance (84 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 91 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Apicultural Research 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 and Pesticide Research, Plant and animal studies and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, together about 78.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Apicultural Research is a refereed scientific journal dedicated to bringing the best research on bees. The Journal of Apicultural Research publishes original research articles, original theoretical papers, notes, comments and authoritative reviews on scientific aspects of the biology, ecology, natural history, conservation and culture of all types of bee (superfamily Apoidea). This includes bee breeding, rearing, maintaining and management, as well as the study of bee hive products. Specifically, articles within the following classifications can be submitted: Sociobiology and behaviour; Ecology and conservation; Evolution, phylogeny, and biogeography; Genetics and breeding; Pathology and parasitology; Bee management; Hive product science; Toxicology; and Physiology, biochemistry, and chemical ecology. The focus of studies related to hive product science, melissopalynology, and pollination must be towards bees and/or apiculture, not plants or humans. Articles related to medical science, pharmacology, microbiology, food biotechnology are considered out of scope. Articles within the aims and scope of the journal but of limited international interest or lacking any novelty are not considered. It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the manuscript is written in appropriate English. If the minimal English language standard is not met, manuscripts will not be considered. All papers submitted to the journal undergo review by the editors and independent peer referees, and papers are accepted for publication only if they are of the required standard and have not been published elsewhere, except for papers that have been deposited on an online preprint server such as bioRxiv. Copyright of published papers is normally held by the International Bee Research Association. The Journal of Apicultural Research was founded by the International Bee Research Association (IBRA) in 1962. More information about the IBRA journals can be found here.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Greece 3, United States 2, United Kingdom 2, Italy 1, Spain 1 (15 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences26.3%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.6%
- Bee Products Chemical AnalysisAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.4%
- Plant Parasitism and ResistanceAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.9%
- Essential Oils and Antimicrobial ActivityAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.5%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.4%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.2%
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
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
OCLC, CABI, IFIS, Elsevier BVPublisher website
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
- 1.82LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.7LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 4.7Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.53LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.53Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 1.07Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 47LetPub ·
- h-index
- 100OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,739OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 9.96%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 88LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 224,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,409 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 21 | 15 |
| 2025 | 91 | 19 | 112 |
| 2024 | 102 | 39 | 417 |
| 2023 | 84 | 29 | 607 |
| 2022 | 123 | 25 | 1,045 |
| 2021 | 157 | 32 | 1,627 |
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
229 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 175 days – 312 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 77 days (85 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 334 days
- Sample
- 84 articles with submission and acceptance dates (190 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)
- Fairly easyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 23%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review
- 92 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication
- 69 daysPublisher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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)
Article types accepted1
- editorialSenior Editor: Dr Maria Bouga International Bee Research Association; Laboratory of Agricultural Zoology and Entomology, Agricultural University of Athens, 75 I…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- Authorship
Manuscripts must meet a minimal English language standard. Model summary
It is the author’s responsibility to ensure that the manuscript is written in appropriate English. If the minimal English language standard is not met, manuscripts will not be considered.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Out-of-scope topics listed. Model summary
Articles related to medical science, pharmacology, microbiology, food biotechnology are considered out of scope.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Copyright normally held by IBRA. Model summary
Copyright of published papers is normally held by the International Bee Research Association.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
Journal of Apicultural Research 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 discoverabi…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review by editors and independent referees; preprints allowed. Model summary
All papers submitted to the journal undergo review by the editors and independent peer referees, and papers are accepted for publication only if they are of the required standard and have not been published elsewhere, except for papers that have been deposited on an online preprint server such as bioRxiv.
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
- WALES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0021-8839
- Electronic ISSN
- 2078-6913
- Society / sponsor
- International Bee Research Association
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 65, Issue 4 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Apicultural Research
What CAS zone is Journal of Apicultural Research in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Apicultural Research 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 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Apicultural Research?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.82; CiteScore 4.7, h-index 100.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Apicultural Research?
Based on the dates recorded on 84 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 229 days (interquartile range 175–312 days); authors report an average review time of 6–12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Fairly easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 23%. 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 Journal of Apicultural Research 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 Journal of Apicultural Research based?
Of the 15 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Greece (3), United States (2) and United Kingdom (2). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Apicultural Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Apicultural Research is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Apicultural Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Apicultural Research is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: 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: .