Journal profile · Ecology
Natural history
ISSN 0028-0712 · NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE · UNITED STATES · Monthly · Founded 1919
Natural history: CAS Zone 4 · Philosophy (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0; subscription journal; community-reported acceptance: easy; 50 articles a year; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Natural history is published by NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE and is in Zone 4 of Philosophy in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Educational Leadership and Practices, Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life and History and Developments in Astronomy, together about 30.1% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Ecology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Educational Leadership and PracticesSocial Sciences17.4%
- Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifePhysics and Astronomy6.8%
- History and Developments in AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy6%
- Archaeology and Natural HistorySocial Sciences4.9%
- American Environmental and Regional HistoryEnvironmental Science4.8%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
- Evolution and Science EducationArts and Humanities4.4%
- Oral History, Memory, Narrative AnalysisArts and Humanities3.8%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | 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)Philosophy Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Philosophy | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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
- 0LetPub ·
- h-index
- 19OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 59OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 50LetPub ·
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 acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
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
- NATURAL HISTORY MAGAZINE
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1919
- ISSN
- 0028-0712
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Natural history
What CAS zone is Natural history in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Natural history is in Zone 4 of Philosophy, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Natural history?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0; h-index 19.
Which databases index Natural history?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Natural history is indexed in SCIE.
Is Natural history open access, and what is the APC?
Natural history 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: .