Journal profile · ENTOMOLOGY
Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society
ISSN 0024-0966 · Lepidopterists' Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1959
Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.37; subscription journal; APC about USD 100; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 43 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society is published by Lepidopterists' Society and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Plant and animal studies and Biological Control of Invasive Species, together about 46.4% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society is a quarterly scientific publication of The Lepidopterists’ Society. It contains refereed scholarly papers on the behavior, biology, conservation, ecology, evolution, genetics, morphology, physiology, […]
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENTOMOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences17%
- Biological Control of Invasive SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science5.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.2%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.4%
- Diverse Scientific and Economic StudiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance4.2%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.37LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.24LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 65OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.26OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 31LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 2,010Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 969 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| 2025 | 43 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 44 | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 46 | 2 | 48 |
| 2022 | 55 | 1 | 60 |
| 2021 | 57 | 0 | 61 |
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
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | USD 100 | — | — |
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
- Lepidopterists' Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1959
- ISSN
- 0024-0966
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society
What CAS zone is Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 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 the Lepidopterists’ Society?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.37; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 20.
How long does peer review take at Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 the Lepidopterists’ Society?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of the Lepidopterists’ Society is a subscription journal. APC about USD 100.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .