Journal profile · Entomology
Journal of Applied Entomology
ISSN 0931-2048 · eISSN 1439-0418 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1986
Journal of Applied Entomology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.7; hybrid open access; APC about USD 4,780; median 160 days to acceptance (97 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: fairly easy; 156 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Applied Entomology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 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 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Pesticide Research and Insect Pest Control Strategies, together about 40.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Applied Entomology publishes articles in applied entomology, including insects, mites, spiders and myriapods in terrestrial ecosystems.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Stefan Vidal Georg-August-UniversityPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 8 in mainland China (about 15%); most named Mainland China 8, United States 8, Italy 7, Germany 6, Spain 3 (54 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 Sciences19.6%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science9.1%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.7%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.8%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.2%
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 3 |
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 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
PubMedCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.7LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.79LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50LetPub ·
- h-index
- 96OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2,551OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 5.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 37.47%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 130LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 130Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 205,033Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 5,396 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 133 | 71 | 28 |
| 2025 | 156 | 94 | 184 |
| 2024 | 173 | 110 | 499 |
| 2023 | 136 | 86 | 737 |
| 2022 | 142 | 53 | 1,037 |
| 2021 | 119 | 29 | 1,198 |
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
160 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 112 days – 204 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 15 days (97 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 185 days
- Sample
- 97 articles with submission and acceptance dates (304 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)
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 21%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 7 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 173 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 15 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication
- 112 daysPublisher website ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 4,780 / EUR 3,980 / GBP 3,190 | — | — | |
| 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 accepted9, with length limits
- case reportArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…Length not stated
- commentaryArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…Length not stated
- methodological articleMethodological Article 4000 limit Yes, Unstructured Data Availability Statement with link – Mandatorymain text ≤ 4,000 words
- opinionArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…Length not stated
- original articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…main text ≤ 6,000 words
- perspectiveArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- rapid communicationArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…main text ≤ 4,000 words
- review articleArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…Length not stated
- short communicationArticle Type Description Word Limit Abstract / Unstructured Other Requirements Rapid Communication Rapid communications should report on innovative data to be p…main text ≤ 1,500 words
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Open access, Peer review
- AI use Guidelines on use of Artificial Intelligence Generated Content (AIGC) tools
AIGC tools — such as ChatGPT and others based on large language models (LLMs) — cannot be considered capable of initiating an original piece of research without direction by human authors. They also cannot be accountable for a published work or for research design, which is a generally held requirement of authorship, nor do they have legal standing or the ability to hold or assign copyright. There…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
No page charges except for printed colour figures. Model summary
There are no charges / fees for publishing pages except for printed colour figures (see Figures submitted in colour below).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review 3. Submission and Peer Review Process
All manuscripts are evaluated in a peer-review process. Model summary
New submissions should be made via the Wiley Authors submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at any time by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please review our FAQs or contact submissionhelp@wiley.com.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1986
- ISSN
- 0931-2048
- Electronic ISSN
- 1439-0418
- Society / sponsor
- German Society for General and Applied Entomology
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 150, Issue 8 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Entomology
What CAS zone is Journal of Applied Entomology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Applied Entomology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 3 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 Applied Entomology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.7; CiteScore 3.5, h-index 96.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Applied Entomology?
Based on the dates recorded on 97 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 160 days (interquartile range 112–204 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 21% (2025). 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 Journal of Applied Entomology based?
Of the 54 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 8 (about 15%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (8), United States (8) and Italy (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Applied Entomology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Applied Entomology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists PubMed, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Applied Entomology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Applied Entomology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 4,780.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .