Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Journal of Integrated Pest Management
ISSN 2155-7470 · Oxford University Press · United Kingdom
Journal of Integrated Pest Management: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 3.13; fully open access; APC about USD 1,119; review about 37 days (submission to final decision, publisher); 48 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Integrated Pest Management is published by Oxford University Press 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 Forest Insect Ecology and Management, together about 44.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of Integrated Pest Management (JIPM) is an open-access, peer-reviewed, extension- and outreach-focused journal covering the field of integrated pest management. JIPM targets a non-technical audience with original, high-quality articles including Pest Profiles, Case Studies and Surveys. With the exception of Surveys, JIPM does not publish articles that consist primarily of original research.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Insect Science
Editor-in-chief Hugh A. SmithPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 3%); most named United States 34, Mainland China 1, South Korea 1, Italy 1 (37 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 Sciences22%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.5%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.3%
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 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 2 |
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
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
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
- 3.13LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 3.9Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 16Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4.3LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 34Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.55LetPub ·
- h-index
- 55OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 222OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.57OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 9.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 99.07%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 211,288Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 465 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38 | 38 | 9 |
| 2025 | 48 | 48 | 104 |
| 2024 | 40 | 40 | 211 |
| 2023 | 32 | 32 | 289 |
| 2022 | 27 | 27 | 236 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 744 |
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
Publisher-reported review time from the journal's website
37 dayssubmission to final decision · community reports about 25 weeks
The publisher's own definition applies; dates from this journal's articles in the last 24 months are not available yet, so the publisher's figure is used.
Figures by source
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 25 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 15.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to final decision 2025
- 36.5 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 25 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 | USD 1,119 | Yes | CC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND | |
| OpenAlex | USD 1,175 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 1,119 | Yes | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics
- Publication ethics Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
This journal is a member of and subscribes to the principles of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) publicationethics.org
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
- Oxford University Press
- Country or region
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2155-7470
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 17, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Integrated Pest Management
What CAS zone is Journal of Integrated Pest Management in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Integrated Pest Management 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 2 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 Integrated Pest Management?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 3.13; CiteScore 4.3, h-index 55.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Integrated Pest Management?
The publisher reports about 37 days (submission to final decision); authors report an average review time of about 25 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Integrated Pest Management based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 3%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are United States (34), Mainland China (1) and South Korea (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Integrated Pest Management?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Integrated Pest Management is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Journal of Integrated Pest Management open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Integrated Pest Management is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 1,119.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .