Journal profile · Entomology
Southwestern Entomologist
ISSN 0147-1724 · Southwestern Entomological Society · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1976
Southwestern Entomologist: CAS Zone 4 · Agricultural & Forestry Sciences (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.31; subscription journal; review 6–12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 141 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Southwestern Entomologist is published by Southwestern Entomological Society 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 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Insect and Pesticide Research, together about 34.1% of its articles. Its main subfields are Insect Science. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The objective of The Society of Southwestern Entomologists is to foster entomological accomplishment in the southwestern United States and Mexico through the encouragement of (1) association and free discussion among all entomologists; (2) the preparation, reading, and publication of papers; (3) the dissemination of entomological information to the general public; and (4) publication of the Southwestern Entomologist. This is a regional publication covering entomological research in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Studies conducted in other regions will be considered if the results are geographically applicable.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Entomology
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences15.9%
- Insect Pest Control StrategiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.3%
- Insect and Pesticide ResearchAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences7.3%
- Insect Resistance and GeneticsBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.2%
- Forest Insect Ecology and ManagementEnvironmental Science6.9%
- Insect behavior and control techniquesAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.3%
- Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.2%
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
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
- 0.31LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 0.7LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.23LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.31LetPub ·
- h-index
- 23LetPub ·
- h-index
- 36OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 351OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.29OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 25%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 110LetPub ·
- Articles per year (publisher)
- 1,976Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 2,539 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 79 | 50 | 4 |
| 2025 | 141 | 6 | 31 |
| 2024 | 142 | 3 | 69 |
| 2023 | 149 | 2 | 123 |
| 2022 | 95 | 1 | 137 |
| 2021 | 176 | 2 | 354 |
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 ·
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.
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteSelf-archiving
- Self-archiving
Regional scope: covers entomological research in the Southwestern United States and Mexico; studies from other regions considered if results are geographically applicable. Model summary
This is a regional publication covering entomological research in the Southwestern United States and Mexico. Studies conducted in other regions will be considered if the results are geographically applicable.
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
- Southwestern Entomological Society
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0147-1724
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Southwestern Entomologist
What CAS zone is Southwestern Entomologist in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Southwestern Entomologist 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 Southwestern Entomologist?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.31; CiteScore 0.7, h-index 36.
How long does peer review take at Southwestern Entomologist?
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.
Which databases index Southwestern Entomologist?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Southwestern Entomologist is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Southwestern Entomologist open access, and what is the APC?
Southwestern Entomologist is a subscription journal. Fee information is not available yet; check the journal's website.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, Publisher website, 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: .