Journal profile · Multiple
Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity
ISSN 2588-3526 · Arak university · Iran, Islamic Republic of
Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); fully open access; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 164 articles in 2025; indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity is published by Arak university and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Species Distribution and Climate Change, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation, together about 34.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science15.2%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science13.5%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science6%
- Zoonotic diseases and public healthMedicine5.2%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.4%
- Primate Behavior and EcologyPsychology4%
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
ESCIScopusLetPub
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
- 0.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.2LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.48LetPub ·
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.08OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 14.3%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 101LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 590 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 103 | 103 | 0 |
| 2025 | 164 | 164 | 11 |
| 2024 | 166 | 166 | 25 |
| 2023 | 133 | 133 | 22 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | 40 |
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 8 weeksLetPub ·
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 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
- Arak university
- Country or region
- Iran, Islamic Republic of
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2588-3526
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity
What CAS zone is Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
How long does peer review take at Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity?
Authors report an average review time of about 8 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.
Which databases index Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity is indexed in ESCI and Scopus.
Is Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity open access, and what is the APC?
Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity 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: .