Journal profile · Zoology
Malacologia
ISSN 0076-2997 · Institute of Malacology · UNITED STATES · Semiannual · Founded 1962
Malacologia: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.6; subscription journal; review about 3 months (community reports); community-reported acceptance: about 80%; 17 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Malacologia is published by Institute of Malacology 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 Mollusks and Parasites Studies, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Marine Biology and Ecology Research, together about 52.8% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Malacologia publishes papers on all groups of the Mollusca. Malacologia specializes in publishing long papers and monographic treatments. Complete data are especially appreciated. Papers must be of interest to an international readership. Papers in systematics, ecology, population ecology, genetics, molecular genetics, evolution and phylogenetic treatments are especially welcomed. Also welcomed are letters to the editor involving papers published or issues of import to science of the day.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.4%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science19.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences12.1%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science7.7%
- Cephalopods and Marine BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science2.8%
- Marine Biology and Environmental ChemistryEngineering2.7%
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 | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 3 |
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
- 0.6LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.83LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 44OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 194OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.51OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 438 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15 | 0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 25 | 2 | 72 |
| 2021 | 22 | 3 | 111 |
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 3 monthsLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 80%LetPub ·
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.
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
- Institute of Malacology
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1962
- ISSN
- 0076-2997
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Malacologia
What CAS zone is Malacologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Malacologia is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. 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.
What is the impact factor of Malacologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.6; CiteScore 2.2, h-index 44.
How long does peer review take at Malacologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 3 months; the community-reported acceptance is “about 80%”. 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 Malacologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malacologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Malacologia open access, and what is the APC?
Malacologia is a subscription 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: .