Journal profile · Zoology
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
ISSN 0022-2011 · eISSN 1096-0805 · Academic Press Inc. · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1965
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology: CAS Zone 2 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.35; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,760; median 107 days to acceptance (110 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 25%; 220 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is published by Academic Press Inc. and is in Zone 2 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect Resistance and Genetics, Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 35.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
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From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.1%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.7%
- Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in InsectsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.3%
- Insect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.5%
- Invertebrate Immune Response MechanismsImmunology and Microbiology4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 2
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 2 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 2.35LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 4LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 78LetPub ·
- h-index
- 148OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5,185OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.19OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 12.5%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 25.1%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 207LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 8,388 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 189 | 61 | 50 |
| 2025 | 220 | 73 | 503 |
| 2024 | 168 | 71 | 713 |
| 2023 | 130 | 54 | 1,113 |
| 2022 | 102 | 34 | 1,050 |
| 2021 | 129 | 38 | 2,269 |
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 PubMed · to
107 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 70 days – 170 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 2 days (110 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 113 days
- Sample
- 110 articles with submission and acceptance dates (458 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)
- 25%LetPub ·
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 3,760 / EUR 3,520 / GBP 3,010 / JPY 466,350 | — | — |
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Academic Press Inc.
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1965
- ISSN
- 0022-2011
- Electronic ISSN
- 1096-0805
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
What CAS zone is Journal of Invertebrate Pathology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is in Zone 2 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Journal of Invertebrate Pathology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.35; CiteScore 4, h-index 148.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Invertebrate Pathology?
Based on the dates recorded on 110 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 107 days (interquartile range 70–170 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 25%”. 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.
Which databases index Journal of Invertebrate Pathology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of Invertebrate Pathology open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,760.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .