Journal profile · Zoology
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN 0340-7594 · eISSN 1432-1351 · Springer Berlin Heidelberg · GERMANY · Monthly · Founded 1924
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY: CAS Zone 4 · Psychology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.36; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,990; median 102 days to acceptance (89 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 62 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY is published by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and is in Zone 4 of Psychology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior and Animal Behavior and Reproduction, together about 37.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Learn more about The Journal of Comparative Physiology A by reading the following Editorials: The Journal of Comparative Physiology A: rooted in great tradition, committed to innovation and discovery and One hundred years of excellence: the top one hundred authors of the Journal of Comparative Physiology A. The Journal of Comparative Physiology A welcomes Original Papers and Short Communications in the following biological disciplines:- Neuroethology- Sensory physiology- Neurophysiology- Functional neuroanatomy- Neuroendocrinology- Computational neuroscienceThe level of organization addressed may be organismic, cellular, and/or molecular. Contributions should add to our understanding of physiological mechanisms and relate research findings to the evolution and/or natural behavior of the animal.If you wish to publish a study in biochemical, systemic, and environmental physiology, please visit our sister publication, Journal of Comparative Physiology B.We also publish Review Articles (including Review-History Articles) that discuss research discoveries and methodological innovations in a broader scientific and/or historical context. Perspectives are viewpoints and opinion pieces that aim to provoke discussion among the Journal’s readership; they are about future directions in the field, with bearings for research, funding, and institutions. Obituaries report the recent death of a prominent contributor to the research fields covered by the Journal, together with a biographical account and a personal appreciation. Book Reviews are written in form of essays about recently published books that are of high relevance to the research areas covered in The Journal of Comparative Physiology A. Correspondence items are brief comments on articles published in the Journal of Comparative Physiology A; they are offered as a forum for readers to express their views, which do not necessarily reflect the views of the editor or publisher. Special Issues are a collection of articles on timely topics. They are edited by members of the Editorial Board and/or Guest Editors. One or more Special Issues appear every year. In addition to invited papers, we also accept unsolicited contributions. Information and links about special issues can be found on the Collections page.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Günther K.H.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Germany 7, United States 2, United Kingdom 1, Japan 1, Sweden 1 (12 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience20.7%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.1%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Animal Vocal Communication and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Marine animal studies overviewEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.1%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science4%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Psychology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Psychology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Psychology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Behavioral Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Neurosciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Physiology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINECASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, AGRICOLA, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS
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
- 2.36LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 5.4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.77LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.02LetPub ·
- h-index
- 85LetPub ·
- h-index
- 186OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 6,860OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 8.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 60.25%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 54LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 550,100Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,792 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 46 | 29 |
| 2025 | 62 | 38 | 111 |
| 2024 | 42 | 28 | 213 |
| 2023 | 83 | 62 | 790 |
| 2022 | 76 | 41 | 816 |
| 2021 | 70 | 33 | 806 |
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
102 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 72 days – 149 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 21 days (89 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 121 days
- Sample
- 89 articles with submission and acceptance dates (133 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)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
- Submission to first decision
- 3 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 3,990 / EUR 2,990 / GBP 2,590 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare3 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 150–250 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 4
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use Generative AI Images
Please check Springer’s policy on generative AI images and make sure your work adheres to the principles described therein. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Authorship Policy
Authorship should incorporate and should be restricted to those who have contributed substantially to the work in one or more of the following categories: • Conceived of or designed study • Performed research • Analyzed data • Contributed new methods or models • Wrote the paper Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Disclosures and declarations
Competing interests: Authors are required to disclose financial or non-financial interests directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication. Model summary
All authors are requested to include information regarding sources of funding, financial or non-financial interests, study-specific approval by the appropriate ethics committee for research involving humans and/or animals, informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved animals (as appropriate). The decision whether such …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data availability statements
Data transparency: All authors are requested to make sure that all data and materials as well as software application or custom code support their published claims and comply with field standards. Model summary
All original research must include a data availability statement. This statement should explain how to access data supporting the results and analysis in the article, including links/citations to publicly archived datasets analysed or generated during the study. Please see our full policy here. If it is not possible to share research data publicly, for instance when individual privacy could be com…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Compliance with Ethical Standards
To ensure objectivity and transparency in research and to ensure that accepted principles of ethical and professional conduct have been followed, authors should include information regarding sources of funding, potential conflicts of interest (financial or non-financial), informed consent if the research involved human participants, and a statement on welfare of animals if the research involved an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Open Choice articles do not require transfer of copyright as the copyright remains with the author. In opting for open access, the author(s) agree to publish the article under a Creative Commons license. Details of the OA licences offered to authors can be found on the individual journal website, in the journal's How to publish with us guide. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Journal of Comparative Physiology A, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Reviewer suggestion: Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts. Model summary
Authors are welcome to suggest suitable reviewers and/or request the exclusion of certain individuals when they submit their manuscripts.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprint Policy
Preprint policy: Springer accepts posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors' or institutional websites; authors should disclose preprint details upon submission. Model summary
Springer accepts posting of preprints of primary research manuscripts on preprint servers, authors’ or institutional websites. Details of our policy on posting, licensing, citation of preprints and communications with the media about preprints of primary research manuscripts may be found here. Authors should disclose details of preprint posting, including DOI and licensing terms, upon submission o…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines Clinical Trial Registration
The World Health Organization (WHO) definition of a clinical trial is "any research study that prospectively assigns human participants or groups of humans to one or more health-related interventions to evaluate the effects on health outcomes". The WHO defines health interventions as “A health intervention is an act performed for, with or on behalf of a person or population whose purpose is to ass…
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
- Springer Berlin Heidelberg
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1924
- ISSN
- 0340-7594
- Electronic ISSN
- 1432-1351
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 212, Issue 4 (July 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
What CAS zone is JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY is in Zone 4 of Psychology, and in Zone 3 of the minor category Zoology / Behavioral Sciences / Neurosciences / Physiology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Psychology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.36; CiteScore 5.4, h-index 186.
How long does peer review take at JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY?
Based on the dates recorded on 89 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 102 days (interquartile range 72–149 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. 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 are the manuscript requirements of JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 150–250 words; Keywords: ≥ 4; Reference style: Author–date. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY based?
Of the 12 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (7), United States (2) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY open access, and what is the APC?
JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,990.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; 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: .