Journal profile · Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Journal of Threatened Taxa
ISSN 0974-7893 · eISSN 0974-7907 · Wildlife Information & Liaison Development Society · India
Journal of Threatened Taxa: fully open access; APC about USD 600; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 215 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Threatened Taxa is published by Wildlife Information & Liaison Development Society. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, together about 30.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Mission, Values, and Philosophy The mission of the Journal of Threatened Taxa (JoTT) is to serve the biodiversity community of researchers and conservationists by providing quick & easy access to peer-reviewed publications critical to their respective fields for conservation and/or for academic research & interest. JoTT is established to build evidence for conservation and allied fields including and not restricted to taxonomy, ecology, disease, surveys, assessments, management, etc. to the wildlife community, scientists, academics, educators, policy makers, managers, and the general public. JoTT charges a very reasonable article processing fee to publish. It follows the ‘Gold Open Access' standards where readers are not charged for subscription. There are no page charges or any other hidden charges apart from the article processing charge. JoTT strives to maintain high scientific standards in this regard, encourages a broad stream of subject areas, authors, global participation, and publications without bias or prejudice. JoTT does not promote exclusivity in its choice of publications or pursue popular practices to build up the journal marketing benchmark of higher impact. JoTT does not select manuscripts to publish with marketing intensions at the cost of invaluable data to science. JoTT mentors new entrants and others in publishing scientific articles of high standard through the participation of several volunteer scientists (for peer review & editing) from around the world. JoTT helps with English language editing of articles, to those in need of such assistance and from non-native English speaking countries, to bring it to standards of adequate communication. What does 'threatened taxa' mean? One of the first things to come to the mind about ‘threatened taxa’ is that of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species and the classification of the threatened categories in that, viz.: Critically Endangered, Endangered, and Vulnerable. However, JoTT does not restrict itself to taxa (phyla, groups, families, orders, species, subspecies, varieties, forms or populations) that are threatened with extinction as defined by the IUCN Red List. The term 'threatened' in JoTT is defined broadly to include all forms of taxa and their ecosystems, with the premise that the natural world today is threatened and therefore its taxa. Taxa could be threatened in several different ways, not only in their status in the wild. Lack of knowledge about a species or subspecies or a popul
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Nature and Landscape Conservation
Editor-in-chief Sanjay Molur WildlifePublisher website
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 1%); most named India 94, United States 18, United Kingdom 15, Canada 5, Germany 4 (177 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science8.7%
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.8%
- Plant and Fungal Species DescriptionsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.7%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
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 | Q3 | 173/231 | 25th |
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 395/520 | 24th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 599/736 | 18th |
| Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law | Q4 | 353/432 | 18th |
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
ScopusDOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
CAB AbstractsPublisher website
Other: Bibliography of Systematic Mycology, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Preview, EBSCO, Google Scholar, Index Copemicus, Index Fungorum, JournalSeek, NewJour, OCLC World Cat, Stanford University Libraries, Virtual Library of Biology, Zoological Records
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
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
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.43LetPub ·
- h-index
- 39OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 510OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.48OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,937 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 223 | 223 | 1,281 |
| 2025 | 215 | 215 | 1,964 |
| 2024 | 241 | 241 | 2,008 |
| 2023 | 262 | 262 | 1,964 |
| 2022 | 257 | 257 | 1,981 |
| 2021 | 351 | 351 | 2,004 |
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)
- about 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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 600 / INR 30,000 | No | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | USD 600 / INR 30,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 600 / INR 30,000 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | INR 500 | — | — |
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)
What to prepare5 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- APA
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 3
- Highlights
- Required
- Graphical abstract
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted3
- data papersData Papers are articles that provide observation and experimental data by a single or group of authors working on an issue.Length not stated
- reviewReview articles cover a comprehensive examination of a given topic.Length not stated
- short communicationShort Communications are original articles that focus only on a single aspect of a topic in hand. It should have a brief abstract and the text should be continu…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Copyright retained by authors; CC BY license. Model summary
Authors own the copyright to the articles published in JoTT. This is indicated explicitly in each publication. The authors grant permission to the publisher Wildlife Information Liaison Development (WILD) Society to publish the article in the Journal of Threatened Taxa. The authors recognize WILD as the original publisher, and to sell hard copies of the Journal and article to any buyer. JoTT is re…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Incomplete submissions rejected and archived after a month. Model summary
Incomplete submissions will be rejected and archived after a month of submission.
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
- Wildlife Information & Liaison Development Society
- Country or region
- India
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0974-7893
- Electronic ISSN
- 0974-7907
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 18, Issue 8 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Threatened Taxa
How long does peer review take at Journal of Threatened Taxa?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Journal of Threatened Taxa?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Reference style: APA; Suggested reviewers: Required, 3; Highlights: Required; Graphical abstract: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Journal of Threatened Taxa based?
Of the 177 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 1%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are India (94), United States (18) and United Kingdom (15). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Journal of Threatened Taxa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Threatened Taxa is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Journal of Threatened Taxa open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Threatened Taxa is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 600.
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: .