Journal profile · Zoology
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
ISSN 0165-0521 · eISSN 1744-5140 · Taylor and Francis Ltd. · ENGLAND · Tri-annual · Founded 1976
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment: CAS Zone 4 · Biology (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 0.59; subscription journal; APC charged, amount not published; median 223 days to acceptance (100 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: easy; 61 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment is published by Taylor and Francis Ltd. 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 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Plant and animal studies and Amphibian and Reptile Biology, together about 24.5% of its articles. Its main subfields are Nature and Landscape Conservation. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
There is still a far from complete understanding of the complex ecosystems in the Neotropics, although they have been studied since the first expeditions of the old world naturalists Marcgrave, Humboldt, Spix, Darwin, Bates and Müller. The aims and scope of the Journal are, besides taxonomic and zoogeographic surveys, analyses of animal communities and their relationship with biotic and abiotic environmental conditions. This includes the fauna of both terrestrial and fresh water ecosystems in the Neotropics. Contributions that represent original research and mini-reviews are welcome. Manuscripts presenting just checklists and new geographic records are not considered for publication. If manuscripts do not meet the requirements of the journal, the editors reserve the right to reject manuscripts on submission or to ask for revisions prior to formal peer review. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief Mirco SoléPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science8.4%
- Plant and animal studiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.2%
- Amphibian and Reptile BiologyEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Fish biology, ecology, and behaviorEnvironmental Science5.9%
- Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.4%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesEnvironmental Science4.9%
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.2%
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 3 |
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
JCR / CiteScore quartiles on the journal's website
- CiteScore Q2 · 2025
Publisher-reported: JCR figures are Clarivate's and CiteScore figures Scopus's to confirm; both are a different system from the CAS zones.Publisher website
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
Current ContentsPublisher website
Other: Aluminium Industry Abstract (Bethesda), Animal Behaviour Abstracts, Biological Abstracts, BIOSIS Previews®, CAB International, Corrosion Abstracts (Bethesda), CSA Neuroscience Abstracts, Elsevier BIOBASE/Current Awareness in Biological Sciences, Research AlertTM, SciSearch®, Wildlife Review, Zoological Record
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
- 0.59LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.6Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 0.8Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 2.1LetPub ·
- CiteScore (publisher) 2025
- 2.1Publisher website ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.35LetPub ·
- SJR (publisher) 2025
- 0.35Publisher website ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 0.75LetPub ·
- SNIP (publisher) 2025
- 0.75Publisher website ·
- h-index
- 29LetPub ·
- h-index
- 52OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 550OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.64OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 0%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 2.31%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 61LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 26,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 1,647 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 81 | 4 | 12 |
| 2025 | 61 | 5 | 28 |
| 2024 | 68 | 18 | 94 |
| 2023 | 45 | 12 | 107 |
| 2022 | 34 | 11 | 132 |
| 2021 | 63 | 11 | 324 |
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
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
223 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 136 days – 321 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 38 days (100 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 269 days
- Sample
- 100 articles with submission and acceptance dates (162 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- over 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- EasyLetPub ·
- Acceptance rate (publisher) 2025
- 73%Publisher website ·
- Submission to first decision 2025
- 59 daysPublisher website ·
- First decision after review 2025
- 98 daysPublisher website ·
- Acceptance to publication 2025
- 34 daysPublisher website ·
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 | — | — |
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
- Not considered
- checklists; new geographic records
Article types accepted3
- mini-reviewsContributions that represent original research and mini-reviews are welcome.Length not stated
- original researchContributions that represent original research and mini-reviews are welcome.Length not stated
- research articleResearch Article | Published online: 10 Sep 2026Length not stated
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access, Peer review
- Open access Open access
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment is a hybrid open access journal that is part of the Taylor & Francis Open Select publishing program, giving you the option to publish open access. Publishing open access means that your article will be free to access online immediately on publication, increasing the visibility, readership, and impact of your research. Why choose open access? Increase th…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Peer review
Peer review process Model summary
All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous refereeing by independent expert referees.
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
- Taylor and Francis Ltd.
- Country or region
- ENGLAND
- Language
- Multi-Language
- Frequency
- Tri-annual
- Founded
- 1976
- ISSN
- 0165-0521
- Electronic ISSN
- 1744-5140
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 61, Issue 2 (2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗Publisher website
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment
What CAS zone is Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 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 Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 0.59; CiteScore 2.1, h-index 52.
How long does peer review take at Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment?
Based on the dates recorded on 100 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 223 days (interquartile range 136–321 days); authors report an average review time of over 12 weeks; the community-reported acceptance is “Easy”; the journal's website gives an acceptance rate of 73% (2025). 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 Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment open access, and what is the APC?
Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment is a subscription journal. APC charged, amount not published.
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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .