Journal profile · ENTOMOLOGY
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
ISSN 2423-8112
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics: impact factor 0.7 (journal website); diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 59 articles a year; indexed in ESCI.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics's largest topics are Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant and animal studies, together about 40.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is an international peer-reviewed journal dedicated to publishing high-quality, original, and scientifically rigorous research on the diversity, taxonomy, systematics, and evolution of insects and other arthropods, encompassing both extant and fossil taxa. The journal gives priority to high-quality manuscripts that make significant and lasting contributions to the systematics and biodiversity of insects and other terrestrial arthropods. Its scope includes, but is not limited to, taxonomic revisions, descriptions of new taxa, monographs, catalogues, applications of biology and anatomy in taxonomy, biodiversity, historical biogeography, phylogeny, evolution, palaeontology, theoretical methodology in systematics, biogeographical distributional patterns, as well as regional checklists.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENTOMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Ehsan Rakhshani HymenopteraPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 2%); most named Iran 20, Germany 4, Russia 3, India 2, Italy 2 (46 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.5%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences14.3%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.6%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Research on scale insectsAgricultural and Biological Sciences4%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
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.
Database indexing
ESCIDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusCAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record, CrossRef, Zoobank, AGRIS, EBSCO
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 (publisher)
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 1.7Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 10OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 82.58%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 59LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 12Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 129,937Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 232 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 40 | 40 | 96 |
| 2022 | 41 | 41 | 115 |
| 2021 | 37 | 37 | 78 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 prepare6 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- 100–300 words
- Manuscript length
- ≤ 2,500 words
- Reference style
- Numbered, in order of citation
- First submission
- Free format: the journal's layout is not required
- Suggested reviewers
- Optional
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted1
- researchIts scope includes, but is not limited to, taxonomic revisions, descriptions of new taxa, monographs, catalogues, applications of biology and anatomy in taxonom…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Member of COPE, adheres to ethical standards. Model summary
The Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and adheres to the highest ethical standards in line with established regulations.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open access under CC BY-NC 4.0. Model summary
This is an open access journal, and its articles are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Authors may share PDF in repositories post-publication. Model summary
Authors are permitted and encouraged to share the PDF version of their work freely in public repositories or on their website after publication in JIBS.
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
- ISSN
- 2423-8112
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 12, Issue 3 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗DOAJ
- Aims & Scope ↗DOAJ
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗DOAJ
- Editorial board ↗DOAJ
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
What is the impact factor of Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics?
The journal's website gives an impact factor of 0.7; this is the journal's own figure, as LetPub lists none for it; h-index 10.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: 100–300 words; Manuscript length: ≤ 2,500 words; Reference style: Numbered, in order of citation; First submission: Free format: the journal's layout is not required; Suggested reviewers: Optional; Cover letter: Required. 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 Insect Biodiversity and Systematics based?
Of the 46 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 2%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Iran (20), Germany (4) and Russia (3). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is indexed in ESCI and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Scopus and CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, OpenAlex, 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: .