Journal profile
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
ISSN 1336-6939 · Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University · Czechia
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca is published by Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Mollusks and Parasites Studies, Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, together about 72.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca accepts manuscripts on all aspects of the continental (terrestrial & freshwater) molluscs from the Western Palaearctic, with particular focus on Central Europe. These mainly include faunistics, systematics, molecular genetics, ecology, and palaeoecology. We accept neither multiple submissions nor redundant publications. Papers are considered on the understanding that their substance is not already published or being offered for publication elsewhere. More about the Malacologica Bohemoslovaca journal.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Lucie JUŘIČKOVÁ Dept.Publisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Czechia 13, Poland 2, United States 1, Germany 1, Belgium 1 (20 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences32.7%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.3%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science14.7%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences9.7%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science4.1%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science1.8%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science1.6%
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.4%
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.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
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
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 20OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 254 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 51 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 73 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | 59 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 47 |
| 2021 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 8 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright and Licensing
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca is open access and open content journal. Authors are required to ensure that they do not infringe any existing copyright or any other third party rights. Authors who publish in Malacologica Bohemoslovaca retain copyright to their work. The authors must to agree to the following license agreement: Anyone is free to copy, distribute, transmit and to adapt the work under th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review and proofing
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca does not guarantee manuscript acceptance or very short peer review times. All papers are peer-reviewed typically by two reviewers (list of reviewers). Peer review is defined as obtaining advice on individual manuscripts from reviewers expert in the field. Peer review process is closed and single-blind, the authors do not know who the reviewers are. Authors have got a pos…
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
- Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University
- Country or region
- Czechia
- Language
- English, Slovak, Czech
- ISSN
- 1336-6939
- 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 Malacologica Bohemoslovaca
How long does peer review take at Malacologica Bohemoslovaca?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Malacologica Bohemoslovaca based?
Of the 20 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Czechia (13), Poland (2) and United States (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Malacologica Bohemoslovaca?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Malacologica Bohemoslovaca is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Malacologica Bohemoslovaca open access, and what is the APC?
Malacologica Bohemoslovaca is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-30). Last updated: .