Journal profile · ENTOMOLOGY
New Zealand Entomologist
ISSN 0077-9962 · eISSN 1179-3430 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · NEW ZEALAND
New Zealand Entomologist: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.75; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 13 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
New Zealand Entomologist is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. and is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Plant and animal studies, together about 29.6% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The invertebrate diversity of New Zealand is of great interest worldwide because of its geographic isolation and geological history. The New Zealand Entomologist plays an important role in disseminating information on field-based, experimental, and theoretical research. The New Zealand Entomologist welcomes submissions of original research papers, review papers and short communications on insects and allied groups from New Zealand, Australia, and the South Pacific. The journal’s subject matter encompasses taxonomy, phylogenetics, biogeography, biological control and pest management, conservation, ecology, and natural history. Papers with a primary focus on topics such as new species records or novel field observations may be more suitable for our sister publication, The Weta. Please contact the Editor in advance if you are unsure whether your proposed submission meets our publication criteria. The journal is the official publication of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Papers published or submitted elsewhere for publication will not be considered, but publication of an abstract or summary elsewhere (e.g. conference proceedings) does not preclude full publication in the New Zealand Entomologist. Accepted papers become copyright of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. The journal is published in English, but we also welcome publication of abstracts in Maori. Instructions for preparing manuscripts may be found at: http://ento.org.nz/publications/author-guidelines Peer review policy: All original research articles, reviews and short articles are reviewed by at least two referees expert in the field of the submitted paper.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ENTOMOLOGY
Editor-in-chief Jennifer JandtPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named New Zealand 10 (10 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.5%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science7.2%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.2%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceGeoRefCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: ProQuest, OCLC, CSA, Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B Selective), Biological Sciences (Core), Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management (Selective), EBSCOhost, Biological Abstracts (Online), Ovid, Thomson Reuters, BIOSIS Previews, Zoological Record Online
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
- Impact factor
- 0.75LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.7Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 0.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.22LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.22Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.44Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 32OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 241OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.5OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher)
- 10,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,321 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2025 | 13 | 2 | 4 |
| 2024 | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| 2023 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2021 | 10 | 1 | 28 |
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 ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 55%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 38 daysPublisher website ·
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.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 accepted3
- original research papersThe New Zealand Entomologist welcomes submissions of original research papers, review papers and short communications on insects and allied groups from New Zeal…Length not stated
- review papersThe New Zealand Entomologist welcomes submissions of original research papers, review papers and short communications on insects and allied groups from New Zeal…Length not stated
- short communicationsThe New Zealand Entomologist welcomes submissions of original research papers, review papers and short communications on insects and allied groups from New Zeal…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- License & copyright
Accepted papers become copyright of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Model summary
Accepted papers become copyright of the Entomological Society of New Zealand.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
New Zealand Entomologist is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase the discoverability an…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
All original research articles, reviews and short articles are reviewed by at least two referees expert in the field of the submitted paper. Model summary
All original research articles, reviews and short articles are reviewed by at least two referees expert in the field of the submitted paper.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
Papers published or submitted elsewhere for publication will not be considered, but publication of an abstract or summary elsewhere (e.g. conference proceedings) does not preclude full publication in the New Zealand Entomologist. Model summary
Papers published or submitted elsewhere for publication will not be considered, but publication of an abstract or summary elsewhere (e.g. conference proceedings) does not preclude full publication in the New Zealand Entomologist.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- NEW ZEALAND
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0077-9962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1179-3430
- Society / sponsor
- Entomological Society of New Zealand
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 49, Issue 1 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about New Zealand Entomologist
What CAS zone is New Zealand Entomologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, New Zealand Entomologist is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of New Zealand Entomologist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.75; CiteScore 0.5, h-index 32.
How long does peer review take at New Zealand Entomologist?
Authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 55%. 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 New Zealand Entomologist based?
Of the 10 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are New Zealand (10). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index New Zealand Entomologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, New Zealand Entomologist is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, GeoRef and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is New Zealand Entomologist open access, and what is the APC?
New Zealand Entomologist is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .