Journal profile · Multiple-ECOLOGY
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
ISSN 0370-047X · LINNEAN SOC NEW SOUTH WALES · AUSTRALIA
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales: CAS Zone 4 · Environmental Science & Ecology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.56; fully open access; community-reported acceptance: easy; 8 articles a year; indexed in SCIE.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales is published by LINNEAN SOC NEW SOUTH WALES and is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies and Plant and animal studies, together about 25.9% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Research area (LetPub): Multiple-ECOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11%
- Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7%
- Plant Diversity and EvolutionAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.5%
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Environmental Science & Ecology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Environmental Science & Ecology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Biodiversity Conservation | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Ecology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIELetPub
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
- 0.56LetPub ·
- h-index
- 17LetPub ·
- h-index
- 31OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 229OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 8LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,626 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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 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
Fully open accessOpenAlex
Every article is open access; authors usually pay an article processing charge (APC).
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
- LINNEAN SOC NEW SOUTH WALES
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0370-047X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales
What CAS zone is Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Biodiversity Conservation / Ecology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Environmental Science & Ecology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.56; h-index 31.
Which databases index Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales is indexed in SCIE.
Is Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales open access, and what is the APC?
Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales is a fully open-access 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .