Journal profile
Osmia
ISSN 2031-8804 · eISSN 2727-3806 · Observatoire des Abeilles · France
Osmia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 10 weeks (community reports); 7 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Osmia is published by Observatoire des Abeilles. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny, Plant and animal studies and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, together about 74.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
OSMIA publishes original works about Hymenoptera in English or French that respect minimal scientific and formal qualities.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Benoît GeslinPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences30.5%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences24%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19.9%
- Diptera species taxonomy and behaviorAgricultural and Biological Sciences13.7%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.6%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences1.3%
- Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife EducationEnvironmental Science0.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science0.6%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of SciencePublisher website
Other: Crossref, Zoobank, HAL, Zenodo, OpenAIRE, Google Scholar
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
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 7OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.33OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 126 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 28 |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
| 2024 | 9 | 9 | 54 |
| 2023 | 9 | 9 | 55 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 44 |
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)
- about 10 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 10 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Open peer review, Unspecified 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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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 accepted5
- articleARTICLE: these are research articles, taxonomic revisions, reviews, monographs ... whose size exceeds two pages (including the journal credits). Beyond fifteen …Length not stated
- forumFORUM: here are published reading notes, opinions, letters from readers, interviews ...Length not stated
- galleryGALLERY: these are remarkable photos.Length not stated
- in memoriamIN MEMORIAM: it is the obituary of a hymenopterist.Length not stated
- noteNOTE: these are brief communications of two pages all inclusive (including the journal credits).Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, License & copyright, Peer review, Self-archiving
- Publication ethics
Follows ICZN recommendations. Model summary
respectful of the recommendations of the International Commission for Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN)
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
CC BY 4.0 licence. Model summary
under Creative Commons Attribution Licence International CC BY 4.0 which authorises the reproduction and distribution of the document, provided the source is explicitly cited
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review; online only; diamond open access; no fees for authors or readers. Model summary
The items are: peer-reviewed published only online available in (diamond) open access, the journal being free for both authors (no fees) and readers
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Self-archiving
Green open access / self-archiving allowed. Model summary
freely depositable on personal or institutional websites and archiving platforms.
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
- Observatoire des Abeilles
- Country or region
- France
- Language
- English, French
- ISSN
- 2031-8804
- Electronic ISSN
- 2727-3806
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Osmia
How long does peer review take at Osmia?
Authors report an average review time of about 10 weeks. 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 Osmia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Osmia is indexed in DOAJ. The journal's website also lists Web of Science; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Osmia open access, and what is the APC?
Osmia is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .