Journal profile · Zoology
NAUTILUS
ISSN 0028-1344 · Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1889
NAUTILUS: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.09; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
NAUTILUS is published by Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum 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 Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Mollusks and Parasites Studies and Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, together about 46.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Oceanography. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Nautilus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes articles on the biology, ecology, and systematics of mollusks.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief José H. LealPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences19.3%
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.4%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science6.2%
- Marine and environmental studiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5%
- Marine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesEnvironmental Science4.6%
- Cephalopods and Marine BiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.9%
- Marine and coastal plant biologyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.3%
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 | Marine & Freshwater 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 | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
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 | Marine & Freshwater Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
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
- 0.09LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 16LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 47OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 370 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Article types accepted1
- researchpublishes articles on the biology, ecology, and systematics of mollusksLength not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePeer review
- Peer review
Peer review Model summary
The Nautilus is a peer-reviewed scientific journal
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
- Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1889
- ISSN
- 0028-1344
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about NAUTILUS
What CAS zone is NAUTILUS in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, NAUTILUS is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Marine & Freshwater Biology / 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 NAUTILUS?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.09; CiteScore 0.8, h-index 18.
How long does peer review take at NAUTILUS?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”. 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 NAUTILUS?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, NAUTILUS is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is NAUTILUS open access, and what is the APC?
NAUTILUS is a fully open-access journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .