Journal profile · Entomology
Physiological Entomology
ISSN 0307-6962 · eISSN 1365-3032 · Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · ENGLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1976
Physiological Entomology: CAS Zone 3 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.8; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,920; median 140 days to acceptance (90 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 56 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Physiological Entomology is published by Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd and is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Plant and animal studies and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, together about 37.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Physiological Entomology is a distinguished Royal Entomological Society journal with a unique focus on insects and arthropods, investigating their functioning and adaptations using experimental methods. Our papers address any area of insect physiology and provide valuable insights into how insects cope with their biotic and abiotic environments. Emphasizing physiological and experimental approaches, we publish research that fosters a deeper understanding of basic insect biology, the link between genotype and phenotype, and how insects adapt to environmental change.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Thies H. BüscherPublisher website
Editorial board by country: 5 in mainland China (about 14%); most named Mainland China 5, United States 5, United Kingdom 4, Canada 3, Japan 2 (37 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences11%
- Neurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchNeuroscience10.9%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
- Physiological and biochemical adaptationsEnvironmental Science5%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.8%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Agricultural & Forestry Sciences Zone 3
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Agricultural & Forestry Sciences | Zone 3 |
| Minor | Entomology | Zone 3 |
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 ScienceCASCAB AbstractsCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: EBSCO, ProQuest, AGRICOLA
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
- 1.8LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher)
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.2LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher)
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 3.2Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.44LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.81LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52LetPub ·
- h-index
- 98OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 1,780OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 1.41OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 16.7%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 39.64%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 47LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher) 2025
- 48Publisher website ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 111,106Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,882 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 18 | 8 |
| 2025 | 56 | 33 | 45 |
| 2024 | 53 | 31 | 164 |
| 2023 | 26 | 17 | 115 |
| 2022 | 26 | 10 | 154 |
| 2021 | 34 | 11 | 281 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
140 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 101 days – 208 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 22 days (90 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 168 days
- Sample
- 90 articles with submission and acceptance dates (101 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher)
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 38%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 47 daysPublisher website ·
- Submission to acceptance 2025
- 146 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 27 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
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,920 / EUR 3,310 / GBP 2,540 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
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)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAI use, Authorship, Conflicts of interest, Data availability, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- AI use Use of Artificial Intelligence
Authors can use AI to improve readability and language of their manuscript. Though AI may be used as a tool to assist in analysing and evaluating data, authors should never use AI to generate data or draw scientific conclusions. If AI is used to develop any portion of a manuscript, its use must be described, transparently and in detail, in the Methods or Acknowledgements section. AI and AI-assiste…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Authorship Author Contributions
Author material archive policy: unless specifically requested, Wiley disposes of all hardcopy or electronic material submitted 2 months after publication. Model summary
For all articles, the journal mandates the CRediT (Contribution Roles Taxonomy)—more information is available on our Author Services site.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Conflicts of interest Conflict of Interest
Physiological Entomology requires that all authors disclose any potential sources of conflict of interest. Any interest or relationship, financial or otherwise, that might be perceived as influencing an author’s objectivity is considered a potential source of conflict of interest. These must be disclosed when directly relevant or indirectly related to the work that the authors describe in their ma…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Data availability Data Sharing and Data Accessibility
Data sharing policy: journal requires all data supporting results presented in a paper to be made available in a public repository; data availability statement required on cover page; exemptions under very limited conditions. Model summary
Physiological Entomology recognizes the many benefits of archiving research data. Physiological Entomology requires that all data supporting all results presented in a paper (including all analyses, figures and tables) should be made available in a public repository. Full details of our policy and an FAQ on archiving data can be found here. The repository that you choose should offer you guarantee…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
Ethics policy: authors expected to abide by guidelines of statutory/discipline-specific bodies; iThenticate CrossCheck used to detect overlapping/similar text; image integrity checks for manipulation. Model summary
The journal expects authors to abide by the guidelines of those statutory bodies, or, discipline that are specific to the country of origin, or, execution of the research. This journal uses iThenticate’s CrossCheck software to detect instances of overlapping and similar text in submitted manuscripts. This journal also carries out integrity checks on images to check for signs of image manipulation.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
If your paper is accepted, the author identified as the formal corresponding author for the paper will receive an email prompting them to login into Author Services; where via the Wiley Author Licensing Service (WALS) they will be able to complete the license agreement on behalf of all authors on the paper. For authors signing the copyright transfer agreement. If the Open Access option is not sele…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
Open Access is available to authors of articles who wish to make their article open access. With Open Access the author, their funding agency, or institution pays a fee (APC) to ensure that the article is made available to non-subscribers upon publication via Wiley Online Library, as well as deposited in PubMed Central and PMC mirror sites. In addition to publication online via Wiley Online Librar…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Submission and Peer Review Process
New submissions should be made via the Research Exchange submission portal. Should your manuscript proceed to the revision stage, you will be directed to make your revisions via the same submission portal. You may check the status of your submission at anytime by logging on to submission.wiley.com and clicking the “My Submissions” button. For technical help with the submission system, please revie…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints Policy
Preprints policy: journal will consider articles previously available as preprints; authors may post submitted version to preprint server at any time; authors requested to update pre-publication versions with link to final published article. Model summary
Physiological Entomology will consider for review articles previously available as preprints. Authors may also post the submitted version of a manuscript to a preprint server at any time. Authors are requested to update any pre-publication versions with a link to the final published article.
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
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0307-6962
- Electronic ISSN
- 1365-3032
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 51, Issue 3 (September 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Physiological Entomology
What CAS zone is Physiological Entomology in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Physiological Entomology is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Entomology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 3 of Agricultural & Forestry Sciences. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Physiological Entomology?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.8; CiteScore 3.2, h-index 98.
How long does peer review take at Physiological Entomology?
Based on the dates recorded on 90 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 140 days (interquartile range 101–208 days); 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 38% (2025). 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 Physiological Entomology based?
Of the 37 board members whose country the journal's board page names, 5 (about 14%) are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Mainland China (5), United States (5) and United Kingdom (4). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Physiological Entomology?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Physiological Entomology is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, CAS, CAB Abstracts and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Physiological Entomology open access, and what is the APC?
Physiological Entomology is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,920.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .