Journal of Molluscan Studies

Journal of Molluscan Studies is published by Oxford University Press and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Mollusks and Parasites Studies, together about 57.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Global and Planetary Change. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)

The Journal of Molluscan Studies accepts papers on all aspects of the study of molluscs. These include systematics, molecular genetics, palaeontology, ecology, evolution, and physiology. Where the topic is in a specialized field (e.g. parasitology, neurobiology, biochemistry, molecular biology), submissions will still be accepted as long as the mollusc is the principal focus of the study, and not incidental or simply a convenient experimental animal. Papers with a focus on fisheries biology, aquaculture, and control of molluscan pests will be accepted only if they include significant advances in molluscan biology. While systematic papers are encouraged, descriptions of single new taxa will only be considered if they include some ‘added value’, for example in the form of new information on anatomy or distribution, or if they are presented in the context of a systematic revision or phylogenetic analysis of the group.

Source: LetPub

Research area (LetPub): Zoology

CAS Journal Ranking

Database indexing

SCIEScopusLetPub

International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub

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Impact

Impact factor

0.9LetPub · 2026-09-13

CiteScore 2026-06

2LetPub · 2026-09-13

SJR 2026-06

0.32LetPub · 2026-09-13

SNIP 2026-06

0.63LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

43LetPub · 2026-09-13

h-index

71OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

i10-index

1,635OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

2-year mean citedness

1.55OpenAlex · 2026-10-01

Self-citation rate

0%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Share of gold OA articles

35.45%LetPub · 2026-09-13

Volume

Articles per year

30LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

Average review time (community reports)

about 3 monthsLetPub · 2026-09-13

Average acceptance (community reports)

80%LetPub · 2026-09-13

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.

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.

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Country or region

ENGLAND

Language

Multi-Language

Frequency

Quarterly

Founded

1976

ISSN

0260-1230

Electronic ISSN

1464-3766

Official links

• Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
• Submission system ↗LetPub