Journal profile
Megataxa
ISSN 2703-3082 · eISSN 2703-3090 · Magnolia Press · New Zealand
Megataxa: fully open access; APC about USD 4,000; review about 8 weeks (community reports); 26 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Megataxa is published by Magnolia Press. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, Study of Mite Species and Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies, together about 36.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Megataxa is designed for monographic reviews and highly significant original articles reporting major advances in taxonomy. It is a sister journal of Zootaxa/Phytotaxa but aims to be a premium journal of high impact and will primarily be a forum for most important works in taxonomy. To serve the broad taxonomic community, it will also include editorial/correspondence sections to allow invited editorials, major news and announcements, debates, theory/method papers of general taxonomic interests, database reviews, biographic pieces for recently deceased eminent taxonomists. It will have a special focus on big science questions in biology that are taxonomic in nature and essence.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editorial board by country: 2 in mainland China (about 4%); most named Brazil 11, United States 8, Germany 7, United Kingdom 3, New Zealand 3 (56 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences18.8%
- Study of Mite SpeciesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9%
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.6%
- Research Data Management PracticesComputer Science5.4%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences4%
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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 16OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 29OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.37OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 103 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 194 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 222 |
| 2024 | 12 | 12 | 213 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 156 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4 | 127 |
| 2021 | 8 | 8 | 125 |
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
- Single anonymous 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | USD 4,000 | Yes | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 4,000 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 4,000 | Yes | — |
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, Open access
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors need to complete and return an Assignment of Copyright form when a paper is accepted for publication. Authors from institutions that do not allow transfer of copyrights to publishers (e.g. government institutions such as USDA, CSIRO) should attach a copyright waiver or similar document.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Megataxa is a gold open access journal. View All Papers We encourage the open access of papers as they are more widely read and cited. Our open access option has one of the lowest article processing fees.
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
- Magnolia Press
- Country or region
- New Zealand
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 2703-3082
- Electronic ISSN
- 2703-3090
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Fee waivers ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Megataxa
How long does peer review take at Megataxa?
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 Megataxa based?
Of the 56 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 2 (about 4%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (11), United States (8) and Germany (7). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Megataxa?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Megataxa is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Megataxa open access, and what is the APC?
Megataxa is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 4,000.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .