Journal profile · Zoology
Neotropical Ichthyology
ISSN 1679-6225 · eISSN 1982-0224 · Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 2003
Neotropical Ichthyology: CAS Zone 3 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.88; fully open access; APC charged, amount not published; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 84 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Neotropical Ichthyology is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia and is in Zone 3 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Fish biology, ecology, and behavior, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Fish Ecology and Management Studies, together about 70.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Constituir-se em um fórum internacional de divulgação e discussão de pesquisas originais sobre diversidade de peixes marinhos, estuarinos e de água doce Neotropicais.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science28.8%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences25.7%
- Fish Ecology and Management StudiesEnvironmental Science16.3%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science10.9%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3%
- Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.2%
- Chromosomal and Genetic VariationsAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.6%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science1.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 2 |
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 | Zoology | Zone 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 1.88LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.54LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.22LetPub ·
- h-index
- 33LetPub ·
- h-index
- 62OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 920OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.75OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 28.6%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 64LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,602 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60 | 60 | 7 |
| 2025 | 84 | 84 | 79 |
| 2024 | 63 | 63 | 277 |
| 2023 | 57 | 57 | 264 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | 380 |
| 2021 | 89 | 89 | 1,014 |
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)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 36 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
Fully open accessDOAJ
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | BRL 1,000 | Yes | CC BY | |
| OpenAlex | BRL 400 | — | — | |
| LetPub | BRL 400 | No | — |
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
- Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 2003
- ISSN
- 1679-6225
- Electronic ISSN
- 1982-0224
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Neotropical Ichthyology
What CAS zone is Neotropical Ichthyology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Neotropical Ichthyology is in Zone 3 of Biology, and in Zone 2 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Neotropical Ichthyology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.88; CiteScore 2.8, h-index 62.
How long does peer review take at Neotropical Ichthyology?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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 Neotropical Ichthyology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Neotropical Ichthyology is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Neotropical Ichthyology open access, and what is the APC?
Neotropical Ichthyology is a fully open-access journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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: .