Journal profile · Entomology
Odonatologica
ISSN 0375-0183 · Societas Internationalis Odonatologica · NETHERLANDS · Quarterly · Founded 1972
Odonatologica: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.44; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 14 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Odonatologica is published by Societas Internationalis Odonatologica 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, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology and Fossil Insects in Amber, together about 50.2% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
»The title may be a bit intimidating, but Odonatologica is one of the best biology journals in the world at the moment. It’s a classic example of the ‘ground-up’ approach to global biodiversity.« Michael Heads, formerly University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji Islands, a very big name in and provocative scholar of evolutionary biology and biogeography, in the ‘Taxacom’ Mailing list on 14th December 2015. ODONATOLOGICAJournal published for the International Odonatological Foundation, Societas Internationalis Odonatologica (S.I.O.). Odonatologica publishes original papers in all fields of odonatology. It is a semi-annual journal, published on 1st June and 1st December. It is general policy that submitted papers will be refereed. Publication language is English. Odonatologica is indexed in Current Contents, Science Citation Index Expanded, Zoological Record and Research Alert, and is covered by most of the major abstracting services. ISSN: 0375-0183 Impact factor as of 2025.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editorial board by country: 1 in mainland China (about 20%); most named Germany 2, Mainland China 1, Sweden 1, Colombia 1 (5 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 Biology20.3%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science19%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Orthoptera Research and TaxonomyAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science3.6%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.2%
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
Current ContentsPublisher website
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
- 0.44LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.2LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.27LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.66LetPub ·
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 26OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 104OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.76OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.04%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 13LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 386 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2025 | 14 | 1 | 5 |
| 2024 | 21 | 1 | 27 |
| 2023 | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | 34 |
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
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
- Societas Internationalis Odonatologica
- Country or region
- NETHERLANDS
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1972
- ISSN
- 0375-0183
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Odonatologica
What CAS zone is Odonatologica in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Odonatologica 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 Odonatologica?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.44; CiteScore 1.2, h-index 26.
How long does peer review take at Odonatologica?
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.
Where are the editorial board members of Odonatologica based?
Of the 5 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 1 (about 20%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Germany (2), Mainland China (1) and Sweden (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Odonatologica?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Odonatologica is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Odonatologica open access, and what is the APC?
Odonatologica 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, 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: .