Journal profile · Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia
ISSN 2594-2158 · Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana · Mexico
Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 24 weeks (community reports); 142 articles in 2025; indexed in Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia is published by Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies and Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, together about 54.2% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
La Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología acepta manuscritos sobre todos los aspectos de la biología de anfibios y reptiles del Continente Americano, incluyendo: sistemática, taxonomía, biogeografía, biología de la reproducción, fisiología, morfología, anatomía, ecología, biología del comportamiento, evolución, manejo, conservación, etología así como temas relacionados con la educación herpetológica.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Agricultural and Biological Sciences-Animal Science and Zoology
Editor-in-chief Leticia MargaritaPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Argentina 10, Chile 6, Colombia 5, United States 2, Switzerland 1 (26 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science35.6%
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.1%
- Fish Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.5%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science8.5%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.9%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science5.1%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science4.7%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.1%
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.
CiteScore quartiles (Scopus, June 2026 release)
| Subject | Quartile | Rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Science and Zoology | Q4 | 459/520 | 11th |
| Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics | Q4 | 668/736 | 9th |
Scopus ranks journals by CiteScore within each subject: the 75th percentile and above is Q1, then a quartile every 25 points. A different system from the CAS zones.LetPub
Database indexing
ScopusDOAJLetPub
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
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.26LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.45LetPub ·
- h-index
- 8OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.31OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 793 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 110 | 110 | 201 |
| 2025 | 142 | 142 | 155 |
| 2024 | 125 | 125 | 145 |
| 2023 | 124 | 124 | 125 |
| 2022 | 106 | 106 | 46 |
| 2021 | 78 | 78 | 34 |
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 24 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 24 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-SA | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Other fees
- No other fees
- Page charges
- No page charges
- Submission fee
- No submission fee
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 prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Suggested reviewers
- Required
- Cover letter
- Required
Article types accepted7
- artículosArtículos: Originales o de revisión.Length not stated
- editorialesEditoriales:artículos por invitación sobre temas de interés general.Length not stated
- notas científicasNotas científicas: Notas de historia natural, Notas cortas de ecología o Notas de comportamiento.Length not stated
- notas de distribuciónNotas de distribución: Registros que cumplan con lo propuesto en esta Editorial.Length not stated
- obituariosObituarios.Length not stated
- perspectivasPerspectivas: Artículos de opinión con temas relacionados con anfibios y reptiles.Length not stated
- reseñas de librosReseñas de libros.Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteAuthorship, Publication ethics, License & copyright, Open access, Peer review, Preprints
- Authorship
Accepts Spanish, Portuguese, French, and English; requires English title/abstract/keywords if main language is Spanish/French/Portuguese and vice versa. Model summary
Se aceptan trabajos tanto en castellano, portugués, francés e como en inglés. No obstante, si el lenguaje principal del manuscrito es el castellano, francés o portugués se requiere que se presenten título, resumen, palabras clave, pies de figura y encabezado de tablas en inglés y viceversa.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Publication ethics
El manuscrito debe cumplir con la declaración de Ética y mal-praxis. Model summary
El manuscrito cumple con la declaración de Ética y mal-praxis de la Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- License & copyright
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Model summary
Todo el contenido de la Revista está bajo la licencia Share-Alike de derechos de autor de Creative Commons Atribución-CompartirIgual 4.0 (ver https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.es).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access
Open Access, double-blind peer review, continuous publication with four issues per year. Model summary
La Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetología (ISSN: 2594-2158) es una revista científica de libre acceso (Open Access) con un proceso de revisión por pares doble ciego (double-blind peer-reviewed), y tiene un sistema de publicación continua con cuatro números durante el año (Enero-Marzo, Abril-Junio, Julio-Septiembre y Octubre-Diciembre).
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Sistema de revisión por pares doble ciego. Model summary
LA RLH TIENE UN SISTEMA DE REVISIÓN POR PARES DOBLE CIEGO POR LO QUE HAY QUE SEGUIR CUIDADOSAMENTE LAS SIGUIENTES NORMAS:
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Preprints
No publica resúmenes de tesis; se alienta a enviar resultados de tesis como artículo extenso o notas científicas. Model summary
La RLH no publica resúmenes de tesis, por lo que alentamos a las y los autores a enviar los resultados de sus tesis en formato de artículo extenso o notas científicas.
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
- Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana
- Country or region
- Mexico
- Language
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- ISSN
- 2594-2158
- Official links
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia
How long does peer review take at Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?
Authors report an average review time of about 24 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.
What are the manuscript requirements of Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Suggested reviewers: Required; Cover letter: Required. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia based?
Of the 26 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Argentina (10), Chile (6) and Colombia (5). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia is indexed in Scopus and DOAJ.
Is Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia open access, and what is the APC?
Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia 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: .