Journal profile · Zoology
Revue suisse de zoologie
ISSN 0035-418X · Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve · SWITZERLAND · Quarterly · Founded 1893
Revue suisse de zoologie: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.53; fully open access; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 11 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Revue suisse de zoologie is published by Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve 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 Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy and Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies, together about 29.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Genetics. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Revue suisse de Zoologie is a biannual journal published by the Geneva Museum and the Swiss Zoological Society. The Swiss Academy of Sciences and the City of Geneva provide financial support to the journal. The Revue suisse de Zoologie publishes original results of zoological research, particularly in systematics and related fields.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.6%
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.8%
- Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
- Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Entomological Studies and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences3.7%
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 3 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
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
- 0.53LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1.1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.4LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.68LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 48OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 850OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.54OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 100%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 12LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 3,450 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
| 2024 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
| 2023 | 28 | 28 | 43 |
| 2022 | 25 | 25 | 58 |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 100 |
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 ·
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
- Museum d'Histoire Naturelle de Geneve
- Country or region
- SWITZERLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1893
- ISSN
- 0035-418X
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Special issues ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Revue suisse de zoologie
What CAS zone is Revue suisse de zoologie in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Revue suisse de zoologie 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 Revue suisse de zoologie?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.53; CiteScore 1.1, h-index 48.
How long does peer review take at Revue suisse de zoologie?
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 Revue suisse de zoologie?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Revue suisse de zoologie is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Revue suisse de zoologie open access, and what is the APC?
Revue suisse de zoologie 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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .