Journal profile · Entomology
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST
ISSN 0031-0603 · Pacific Coast Entomological Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1924
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.37; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 41 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST is published by Pacific Coast Entomological Society 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 Plant and animal studies, Forest Insect Ecology and Management and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, together about 30.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Pan-Pacific Entomologist (ISSN 0031-0603) is published quarterly (January, April, July and October) by the Pacific Coast Entomological Society, in cooperation with the California Academy of Sciences. The journal serves as a refereed publication outlet and accepts manuscripts on all aspects of the biosystematics of insects and closely related arthropods, especially articles dealing with their taxonomy, biology, behavior, ecology, life history, biogeography and distribution. Membership in the Pacific Coast Entomological Society includes subscription to The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, and Society Proceedings typically appear in the October issue of each volume.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science10.3%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences9.4%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.9%
- Hemiptera Insect StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.7%
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
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
- 0.37LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.18LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 18LetPub ·
- h-index
- 24OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 133OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.37OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 20%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 15LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,353 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24 | 18 | 1 |
| 2025 | 41 | 0 | 14 |
| 2024 | 49 | 2 | 27 |
| 2023 | 28 | 0 | 24 |
| 2022 | 60 | 1 | 72 |
| 2021 | 26 | 0 | 24 |
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
- Pacific Coast Entomological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1924
- ISSN
- 0031-0603
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST
What CAS zone is PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, PAN-PACIFIC 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 PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.37; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 24.
How long does peer review take at PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST?
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 PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST open access, and what is the APC?
PAN-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGIST 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; 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: .