Journal profile · Zoology
VELIGER
ISSN 0042-3211 · UNITED STATES · Quarterly · Founded 1958
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VELIGER: subscription journal; review over 12 weeks (community reports); community-reported acceptance: easy; 0 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, VELIGER's largest topics are Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Mollusks and Parasites Studies and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, together about 61.9% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
The Veliger is an international, peer-reviewed scientific journal published by The Veliger Society, a non-profit educational and research oriented organization. The Veliger is open to original papers pertaining to special fields connected to natural and applied sciences. Manuscripts are considered...
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Zoology
Editor-in-chief DAVID LINDBERGPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchEarth and Planetary Sciences27.8%
- Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences21.9%
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesEnvironmental Science12.2%
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and EcologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences8.9%
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorEnvironmental Science7.9%
- Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMedicine2.6%
- Echinoderm biology and ecologyAgricultural and Biological Sciences2.4%
- Paleontology and Stratigraphy of FossilsEarth and Planetary Sciences2.2%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Not covered
Not covered by this edition.
Database indexing
Indexed in: no record yet.
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
ScopusPublisher website
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
- h-index
- 21LetPub ·
- h-index
- 22OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 61OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 175 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
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.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
Policy excerpts from the journal's websiteOpen access
- Open access
Open access publishing; no printed format after 2012 by joining Eprints. Model summary
Generally, we believe open access publishing is enough to circulate academic papers so we have decided not to publish printed format after 2012 by joining Eprints.
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.
Before you submit
Four checks before submitting to VELIGER
- 1ScopeRecent output centres on Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Mollusks and Parasites Studies.Check scope
- 2Article type and formatPrepare text, figures and references as the author guidelines ask.Submission rules
- 3English languagePolish grammar and academic style before you submit: it lowers the risk of rejection for language and improves your chances of acceptance.
- 4Expected review timeover 12 weeks · Community averageReview data
The checks are built from this page's data.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Country or region
- UNITED STATES
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Founded
- 1958
- ISSN
- 0042-3211
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about VELIGER
How long does peer review take at VELIGER?
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 VELIGER?
The journal's website lists Scopus; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is VELIGER open access, and what is the APC?
VELIGER 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, 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 2026-08-26). Last updated: .