Journal profile · Entomology
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
ISSN 0085-5626 · eISSN 1806-9665 · Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia · BRAZIL · Quarterly · Founded 1954
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.82; fully open access; APC about USD 300; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 45 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia is published by Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 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, Insect behavior and control techniques and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, together about 29% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
RBE publishes research covering all aspects of entomology, with special focus on systematics, taxonomy, biodiversity, ecology, evolution, morphology, behavior, medical and veterinary entomology, and applied entomology. The journal welcomes original research articles, reviews, short communications, and book reviews. Priority is given to manuscripts that provide innovative approaches and significant contributions to entomological knowledge, including comparative and integrative analyses.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Editor-in-chief Rodrigo Ferreira KrügerPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Brazil 45, United Kingdom 1, Germany 1, Poland 1, Mexico 1 (52 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.3%
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.1%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.8%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.7%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science5.3%
- Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.1%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.4%
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
Indexing the journal's website claims
Web of ScienceCurrent ContentsDOAJSciELOPublisher website
Other: Latindex, Crossref
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
- 0.82LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.32LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 28LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 658OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.67OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 10%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 45LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,939 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45 | 45 | 2 |
| 2025 | 45 | 45 | 32 |
| 2024 | 48 | 48 | 59 |
| 2023 | 42 | 42 | 145 |
| 2022 | 49 | 49 | 157 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | 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
- Average review time (community reports)
- 6–12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Peer review
- Anonymous peer reviewLetPub
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).
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 300 | — | — | |
| LetPub | USD 300 | No | — | |
| Publisher website | USD 650 / USD 150 | — | — |
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 websiteConflicts of interest, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Conflicts of interest Policy on Conflict of Interest
Conflicts of interest may be of a personal, commercial, political, academic, or financial nature. They may occur when authors, reviewers, or editors have interests that could influence the preparation or evaluation of manuscripts. The author(s) must declare in the manuscript whether there is any conflict of interest, financial or otherwise, that may have influenced the preparation or execution of …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics Ethics and Misconduct, Corrections and Retractions
RBE is committed to upholding the highest ethical standards in scholarly publishing and adheres to international best practices. Cases of misconduct, such as plagiarism, data fabrication, or authorship disputes, are carefully evaluated by the Editorial Board. When questions regarding authorship arise, the corresponding author is first contacted and, if necessary, all co-authors are consulted. In t…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright Copyright
Authors retain copyright of articles published in RBE, which are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0. This allows reuse and distribution without restriction, provided the original work is properly cited.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open Access
This journal follows the Open Access model, providing unrestricted virtual access (including financial restrictions) to all scientific texts published by the journal. Open Access is the condition where the copyright holder of a scholarly work grants usage rights to others using an open license (Creative Commons Attribution - CC-BY) allowing for immediate free access to the work and permitting any …
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Peer Review Process
Peer review: publishes original peer-reviewed papers in entomology. Model summary
All manuscripts submitted to the Revista Brasileira de Entomologia (RBE) undergo a single-blind peer review coordinated by the Editorial Board. Submissions are first screened for scope, originality, and compliance with the journal’s guidelines. Manuscripts considered suitable are then evaluated by at least two independent reviewers with expertise in the subject area. In line with SciELO’s criteria…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints Preprints
In accordance with the purposes of Open Science, the Journal allows the corresponding author, at the time of submission or later, to deposit the manuscript, preferably, in the SciELO Preprints server. The identification of whether the article submission is a preprint must be indicated by the authors at the time of submission, by uploading to the journal’s submission platform the Form on Compliance…
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
- Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
- Country or region
- BRAZIL
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1954
- ISSN
- 0085-5626
- Electronic ISSN
- 1806-9665
- Society / sponsor
- Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
What CAS zone is Revista Brasileira de Entomologia in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia 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 Revista Brasileira de Entomologia?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.82; CiteScore 1.7, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Revista Brasileira de Entomologia?
Authors report an average review time of 6–12 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.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Brasileira de Entomologia based?
Of the 52 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Brazil (45), United Kingdom (1) and Germany (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Brasileira de Entomologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Brasileira de Entomologia is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Web of Science, Current Contents, DOAJ and SciELO; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Revista Brasileira de Entomologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Brasileira de Entomologia is a fully open-access journal. APC about USD 300.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, 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: .