Journal profile · Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
ISSN 0006-6982 · Bombay Natural History Society
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society: fully open access; 50 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society is published by Bombay Natural History Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 36.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science12.1%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science10%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.4%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.4%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science5%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nature and Landscape Conservation | Q4 | 213/231 | 8th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 405/432 | 6th |
| Ecology | Q4 | 469/491 | 4th |
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
ScopusLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.16LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.36LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.19OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 991 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 15 | 60 |
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | 72 |
| 2024 | 67 | 67 | 83 |
| 2023 | 69 | 69 | 95 |
| 2022 | 64 | 64 | 71 |
| 2021 | 68 | 68 | 89 |
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.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
No source has fee information yet; check the journal's website.
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
- Bombay Natural History Society
- ISSN
- 0006-6982
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society
Which databases index Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society is indexed in Scopus.
Is Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex; 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: .