Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
ISSN 2038-324X · eISSN 2279-7084 · PagePress · Italy
Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research: fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research is published by PagePress. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect behavior and control techniques and Insect Pest Control Strategies, together about 31.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Focus, Scope and Objectives The Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research (JEAR), formerly the Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e di Bachicoltura of the Institute of Entomology of the Università degli Studi, Milano, was founded in 1928 by Remo Grandori. Thereafter, Minos Martelli and Luciano Süss held the direction of the Journal until December 2011. In January 2012, the Editor decided for the new open-access on-line version of JEAR. The Journal publishes original research papers concerning Arthropods, but reviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, book reviews are also welcome. JEAR has four main areas of interest: Entomology (systematics; morphology; biology; biotechnology; agriculture, ornamental and forest entomology; applied entomology; integrated pest management; biological control; apiculture and apidology; medical, urban and veterinary entomology; etc.) Stored product pests (biology; integrated pest management; etc.) Insect Ecology (behaviour; biodiversity; taxonomy; plant insect interaction and ecosystems; biological control; alien species; etc.) Acarology (systematics; morphology; biology; parasitology; control; etc.) The publication of manuscripts is subject to the approval of the Section Editor who has knowledge of the field discussed in the manuscript in accordance with the principles of peer review; referees will be selected from the Editorial Board or among qualified scientists of the international scientific community. Articles must be written in English and must adhere to the guidelines and details contained in the Instructions to Authors. Peer review process Peer review is applied to all research articles and the majority of other article types published in Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research. This usually entails at least two independent, expert peer reviewers. Policy All submissions to Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research are first checked for completeness (criteria for desk reject are available in the Guide for Authors) before being sent to an Editor, who decides whether they are suitable for peer review. If an Editor is on the author list or has a competing interest in a particular manuscript, another member of the Editorial Board will be assigned to oversee peer review. When making a decision, Editors will consider the peer-reviewed reports, but they will not be bound by the opinions or recommendations contained in them. A single peer reviewe
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Editor-in-chief Mario ColomboPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Italy 6, Iran 1 (7 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 Sciences12.6%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.6%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.2%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.1%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insect Science | Q3 | 135/193 | 30th |
| Ecology | Q3 | 353/491 | 28th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q3 | 547/736 | 25th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
OpenAlex, USDA AnalyticsPublisher 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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 74OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.89OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 419 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 8 | 8 | 126 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 183 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 196 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 225 |
| 2022 | 12 | 12 | 191 |
| 2021 | 14 | 14 | 209 |
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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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 accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | EUR 250 | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | EUR 250 | — | — | |
| LetPub | EUR 250 | No | — |
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 prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 400 words
- Keywords
- ≤ 7
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,000 words
- Reference style
- Author–date
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
Article types accepted8, with length limits
- book reviewsreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
- brief notesreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
- conference proceedingsreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
- editorialsreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
- letters to the editorce lists are additional to this limit). Letters to the editor: should be from 250 to 1,000 words in length. Authors of letters to the editor should providemain text ≤ 1,000 words
- original research papersThe Journal publishes original research papers on ArthropodsLength not stated
- reviewsreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
- technical reportsreviews, editorials, technical reports, brief notes, conference proceedings, letters to the Editor, and book reviews are also welcomeLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Publication ethics, Open access, Peer review, Preprints, Trial registration / reporting guidelines
- AI use
AI: authors must disclose use of AI-assisted technologies in the Disclosure section; AI tools cannot be listed as authors. Model summary
Authors are required to disclose the use of AI-assisted technologies—such as Large Language Models (LLMs), chatbots, or image-generation tools—in the Disclosure section of their manuscript
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship
Articles must be written in English and adhere to the Instructions to Authors. Model summary
Articles must be written in English and adhere to the guidelines and details contained in the Instructions to Authors.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Misconduct
Ethics: manuscripts are scrutinized for plagiarism, duplication and data manipulation; images are examined for intentional improper modification. Model summary
False or misleading information, such as identity theft and suggesting fake peer-reviewers, will result in the manuscript being rejected, further investigation in accordance with the Publisher's misconduct policy (https://www.pagepress.org/site/plagiarism_misconduct), and notification to the authors' institutions/employers. The Publisher follows the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) guidance …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer-review policy
Peer review: manuscripts are critically assessed by external and/or in-house experts in accordance with the principles of peer review. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to our journal are critically assessed by external and/or in-house experts in accordance with the principles of peer review (http://www.icmje.org/#peer), which is fundamental to the scientific publication process and the dissemination of sound science. Each paper is first assigned by the Editors to an appropriate Associate Editor who has knowledge of the field discussed i…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Language: authors whose native language is not English are advised to have the manuscript checked by a language editing service. Model summary
Authors whose native language is not English are strongly advised to have their manuscript checked by a language editing service, or by an English mother-tongue colleague prior to submission.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Trial registration / reporting guidelines
Clinical trials must be registered in a public registry before enrollment of the first patient. Model summary
The journal considers a trial for publication only if it has been registered before the enrollment of the first patient.
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
- PagePress
- Country or region
- Italy
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2038-324X
- Electronic ISSN
- 2279-7084
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 58 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
How long does peer review take at Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Entomological and Acarological Research?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 400 words; Keywords: ≤ 7; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,000 words; Reference style: Author–date; Suggested reviewers: Optional. 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 Entomological and Acarological Research based?
Of the 7 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Italy (6) and Iran (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website, DOAJ; 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: .