Journal profile · Zoology
Records of the Australian Museum
ISSN 0067-1975 · Scientific Publications · AUSTRALIA · Tri-annual · Founded 1890
Records of the Australian Museum: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.8; diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 9 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Records of the Australian Museum is published by Scientific Publications and is in Zone 4 of Biology in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Ichthyology and Marine Biology and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 25.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Paleontology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Australian Museum currently publishes two online only scientific journals: the Records of the Australian Museum and the Technical Reports of the Australian Museum.The Records of the Australian Museum publishes the results of research that typically relates to Australian Museum collections.The Technical Reports of the Australian Museum publishes the results of research relating to natural history (field-based or laboratory-based), or to expeditions relating to cultural activities, typically within Australasia. It can also publish more general identification guides and descriptive papers if placed in an appropriate conceptual setting.More information and examples of published papers are freely available at our website and search page: https://doi.org/10.3853/issn.2201-4349
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
- Ichthyology and Marine BiologyEnvironmental Science8.3%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences5.5%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.8%
- Paleontology and Evolutionary BiologyEarth and Planetary Sciences4.6%
- Marine and fisheries researchEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Coral and Marine Ecosystems StudiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Biology Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Biology | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Zoology | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- 0.8LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.9LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 20LetPub ·
- h-index
- 50OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 508OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 5.15OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 9LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,546 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14 | 14 | 149 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
| 2023 | 49 | 49 | 124 |
| 2022 | 11 | 11 | 27 |
| 2021 | 12 | 12 | 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 ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 6 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 | — | |
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
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 websiteLicense & copyright, Open access, Peer review
- License & copyright Licence to publish
Authors retain full copyright. Model summary
All authors, or the corresponding author on their behalf, must sign a Licence to Publish when a manuscript is submitted, and certify that the research described has adhered to the Australian Museum’s Guidelines for Research Practice—or those of their home institution providing they cover the same issues, especially with respect to authorship and acknowledgment. The signing of the License to Publis…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access
The Records of the Australian Museum and the Technical Reports of the Australian Museum are both open access publications and available on the Australian Museum website. PDF copies of each publication are externally archived at the Australian National eDeposit (NED), and works are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0). The journal is indexed in the Dir…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer review
The Records of the Australian Museum and the Technical Reports of the Australian Museum are both peer-reviewed journals. All submissions undergo preliminary assessment by the Editor or Associate Editors, who may decline a work that falls outside the scope of the journal or is of insufficient quality. The Editor or Associate Editors select reviewers and make the decision whether to accept/reject or…
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
- Scientific Publications
- Country or region
- AUSTRALIA
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1890
- ISSN
- 0067-1975
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗DOAJ
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Records of the Australian Museum
What CAS zone is Records of the Australian Museum in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Records of the Australian Museum is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Zoology. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Biology. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Records of the Australian Museum?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.8; CiteScore 1.9, h-index 50.
How long does peer review take at Records of the Australian Museum?
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 Records of the Australian Museum?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Records of the Australian Museum is indexed in SCIE, Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Records of the Australian Museum open access, and what is the APC?
Records of the Australian Museum 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: .