Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Salamandra
ISSN 0036-3375 · Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde · GERMANY
Salamandra: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 1.29; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 37 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Salamandra is published by Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde 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 Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Animal and Plant Science Education, together about 49% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SALAMANDRA is a broadly based herpetological journal of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde e.V. (DGHT). It publishes results of original research and review articles in all fields of herpetology, including phylogeny, systematics, taxonomy, ethology, ecology, physiology, conservation biology, and captive breeding, given a respective scientific relevance. Shorter contributions on faunistics and natural history, as well as species checklists, are only accepted, if findings provide substantial new scientific insight.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science31.3%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science11.2%
- Animal and Plant Science EducationPsychology6.6%
- Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.4%
- Animal Behavior and ReproductionAgricultural and Biological Sciences5%
- Venomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.3%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences4.3%
- Turtle Biology and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.5%
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 3 |
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
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews, Journal Citation Reports, Zoological Records
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
- 1.29LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 1.6Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.5Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.38LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.95LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 15.4%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 28LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 127 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 2025 | 37 | 37 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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 ·
- Peer review
- Single-anonymous peer reviewPublisher website · model-extracted
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
Subscription journalLetPub
A subscription journal: articles are read by subscription or purchase, and authors usually pay no publication charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publisher website | Yes, amount not published | — | — |
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- EUR 35
- Submission fee
- EUR 75
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
- Suggested reviewers
- Required, 2
Article types accepted1
- reviewEditors will conduct a pre-check with respect to suitability of publication in the journal. If the required format and other formalities are not followed, the e…Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access
Open access journal publishing quarterly issues in February, May, August and October. Model summary
A quarterly open access journal, issues appearing in February, May, August and October.
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review Review process:
Editors will conduct a pre-check with respect to suitability of publication in the journal. If the required format and other formalities are not followed, the editor may reject the manuscript even when its content is suitable and ask for re-submission after modification. When appropriate, the editor will send the manuscript to two peer reviewers, which are not necessarily those suggested by the au…
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
- Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- German
- ISSN
- 0036-3375
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Salamandra
What CAS zone is Salamandra in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Salamandra is in Zone 4 of Biology, and in Zone 3 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 Salamandra?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 1.29; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Salamandra?
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 Salamandra?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Salamandra is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Salamandra open access, and what is the APC?
Salamandra is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-25). Last updated: .