Journal profile
Rangifer
ISSN 0333-256X · eISSN 1890-6729 · Septentrio Academic Publishing · Norway
Rangifer: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 22 weeks (community reports); 1 articles in 2025; the journal's website says it has ceased publication.
The journal's website says it has ceased publication: 14 in 2010 the publication was discontinued, until resumed again with No. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Rangifer is published by Septentrio Academic Publishing. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology, together about 44.8% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The journal Rangifer was first published in 1981. Rangifer is the world's only scientific journal dealing exclusively with biology and management of arctic and northern ungulates, reindeer and caribou in particular. Rangifer publishes original research papers, review articles and brief communications in all themes and fields related to the animal reindeer/caribou and reindeer husbandry as culture and industry, and also papers on other northern ungulates. Further information about the background and history of Rangifer is available on the pages of the Nordic Council for Reindeer Husbandry and Research (NOR) Rangifer paper edition (Normal Issue ISSN 0333-256X) was published regularly from 1981 to 2007. As from Vol. 28 (2008), Rangifer is an online open access journal (ISSN: 1890-6729) published only as an electronic version. Rangifer Special Issue ISSN 0801-6399 was issued for the first time in 1986 and includes peer-reviewed conference material (articles and brief communications), theses, and other monographs. Rangifer Report ISSN 0808-2359 was published between 1995 and 2010. The contents were mainly non-peer-reviewed material (programs, abstracts, poster summaries and articles) from the Nordic Conferences/Workshops on Reindeer and Reindeer Husbandry Research. From 2023 Rangifer Report is being published again with similar contents, however popular science summaries of material published elsewhere are also welcomed. Rangifer is today registered in international scientific databases, including BIOSIS Previews, Biological Abstracts, Zoological Abstracts, CAB Abstracts and Agris. All published material in Rangifer is available in the Archive
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science21.7%
- Rangeland and Wildlife ManagementEnvironmental Science14.2%
- Rangeland Management and Livestock EcologyEnvironmental Science8.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science6.4%
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Livestock Farming and ManagementAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Indigenous Studies and EcologyHealth Professions4.7%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.9%
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
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
- 45OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 394OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.14OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,434 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 309 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 310 |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 361 |
| 2023 | 3 | 3 | 348 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 540 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 513 |
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 22 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 22 weeksDOAJ ·
- 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)
What to prepare1 items from the author guidelines
- Reference style
- Author–date
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Copyright Notice
Authors retain copyright and grant Rangifer irrevocable and non-exclusive right of publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). This means, among other things, that anyone is free to copy and distribute the content, as long as they give proper credit to the author(s) and the journal. For further information, see Creative Commons website fo…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access Policy
From Vol. 28 (2008), Rangifer is an online open access journal (ISSN: 1890-6729). The journal provides immediate open access to all of its content. Authors retain copyright and grant Rangifer irrevocable and non-exclusive right of publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY). This means, among other things, that anyone is free to copy and d…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Manuscripts are sent for independent peer reviews. Each submitted manuscript will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Authors are encouraged to suggest relevant candidates to reviewers for their submitted manuscripts. We ask our peer-reviewers to follow COPE's Ethical Guidelines for Reviewers. Peer reviewers cannot use Generative AI tools in their review process.
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
- Septentrio Academic Publishing
- Country or region
- Norway
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 0333-256X
- Electronic ISSN
- 1890-6729
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
- Plagiarism policy ↗DOAJ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Rangifer
How long does peer review take at Rangifer?
Authors report an average review time of about 22 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 Rangifer?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Rangifer is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Rangifer open access, and what is the APC?
Rangifer 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: .