Journal profile · ZOOLOGY
Spixiana
ISSN 0341-8391 · eISSN 0177-7424 · Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil · GERMANY · Semiannual · Founded 1977
Spixiana: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.5; subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 14 articles a year; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Spixiana is published by Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil 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 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior, together about 24.3% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
SPIXIANA publishes original contributions to zoology, preferably to the fields of taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny, and zoogeography. One volume with two issues is published each year. Monographs can be published as SPIXIANA Supplement.
Source: LetPub
Research area (LetPub): ZOOLOGY
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and DistributionAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.6%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.6%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science7%
- Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental Science6.6%
- Fossil Insects in AmberAgricultural and Biological Sciences6.2%
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences4.9%
- Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.9%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences4.5%
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 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 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
- 0.5LetPub ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 1LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.25LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.39LetPub ·
- h-index
- 12LetPub ·
- h-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 9OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 14LetPub ·
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
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.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil
- Country or region
- GERMANY
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Founded
- 1977
- ISSN
- 0341-8391
- Electronic ISSN
- 0177-7424
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Spixiana
What CAS zone is Spixiana in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Spixiana 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 Spixiana?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.5; CiteScore 1, h-index 9.
How long does peer review take at Spixiana?
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 Spixiana?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Spixiana is indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Is Spixiana open access, and what is the APC?
Spixiana 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .