Journal profile · Environmental Science-Ecology
Natura Croatica
ISSN 1330-0520 · eISSN 1848-7386 · Hrvatski Prirodoslovni Muzej/Croatian Natural History Museum
Natura Croatica: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; 33 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natura Croatica is published by Hrvatski Prirodoslovni Muzej/Croatian Natural History Museum. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna and Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology, together about 31.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Nat. Croat. je znanstveni časopis Hrvatskoga prirodoslovnog muzeja, otvorenog pristupa. Izlazi od 1992. godine u četiri broja godišnje, od 2009. u dva broja. Objavljuje radove iz područja biologije i geologije, kao i one utemeljene na proučavanju prirodoslovnih muzejskih zbirki. Ima međunarodno uredništvo te neovisnu, međunarodnu recenziju radova koji moraju biti na engleskom jeziku. Časopis objavljuje članke bez naplate bilo kakvih naknada za objavu.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Environmental Science-Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.8%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.7%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.7%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.7%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q3 | 390/520 | — |
| Insect Science | Q4 | 146/193 | — |
| Ecology | Q4 | 386/491 | — |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 590/736 | — |
| Plant Science | Q4 | 438/541 | — |
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: GEOBASE (2005), Biological Sciences (2005), Entomology Abstracts (2005), Biological Abstracts (2004), ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (2003), Water Resources Abstracts (2001)
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
- 0.3LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 14OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.39OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 765 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21 | 21 | 97 |
| 2025 | 33 | 33 | 162 |
| 2024 | 31 | 31 | 200 |
| 2023 | 38 | 38 | 182 |
| 2022 | 20 | 20 | 133 |
| 2021 | 45 | 45 | 128 |
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
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 20 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single 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
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 | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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 websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Current issues and PDF archive of Natura Croatica are entirely freely available online. Authors hold copyright of their works and retain unlimited publishing rights. After publication all content becomes freely available to everyone, with the only condition - that the author(s) and source are proper Model summary
Prava korištenja: Tekući brojevi i PDF arhiva Natura Croatica u cijelosti su besplatno dostupni online. Autori imaju autorska prava na svojim radovima i zadržavaju neograničena prava objavljivanja. Nakon objave sav sadržaj postaje slobodno dostupan svima, uz jedini uvjet - da su autor(i) i izvor pravilno navedeni.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
External peer review, equally domestic and foreign, only scientific and professional papers, single-blind, double-blind Model summary
Recenzija: vanjske recenzije, podjednako tuzemna i inozemna, samo znanstveni i stručni radovi, jednostruko slijepa, dvostruka
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
- Hrvatski Prirodoslovni Muzej/Croatian Natural History Museum
- ISSN
- 1330-0520
- Electronic ISSN
- 1848-7386
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natura Croatica
Which databases index Natura Croatica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natura Croatica is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ. The journal's website also lists CAB Abstracts; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Natura Croatica open access, and what is the APC?
Natura Croatica 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .