Journal profile
Xenarthra
ISSN 3006-6077 · International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) · Switzerland
Xenarthra: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 14 weeks (community reports); 6 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Xenarthra is published by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Evolution and Paleontology Studies and Species Distribution and Climate Change, together about 51% of its articles. Its main subfields are Ecology. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Xenarthra—formerly Edentata—is published by the IUCN/SSC Anteater, Sloth and Armadillo Specialist Group (ASASG). Xenarthra publishes scientific articles and news items in English, Spanish and Portuguese, with abstracts in two languages. Xenarthra does not charge Article Processing Charges or submission charges. It is included in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) and in the process of being indexed in Latindex. Scope and aims Xenarthra is the only periodical dedicated to publishing scientific articles and reports on different subjects regarding the conservation and natural history of xenarthrans—among the least known of all mammal groups, and notoriously difficult to study in the wild. By helping to share information and stimulate exchange between xenarthran researchers, Xenarthra promotes both the science and conservation of these fascinating animals. Xenarthra also provides a forum for reports on the care and breeding of captive xenarthrans, whose needs are specialized and often barely known. Xenarthra thus fulfills the additional role of communicating information among zoo professionals and other animal caretakers, as well as including them in the flow of information from field research. Xenarthra can be downloaded free of charge on this section of the website.Previous issues of Edentata can be found at https://xenarthrans.org/edentata-newsletter/. We encourage our readers to share Xenarthra among their colleagues and associates.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science25.5%
- Evolution and Paleontology StudiesEarth and Planetary Sciences13.7%
- Species Distribution and Climate ChangeEnvironmental Science11.8%
- Comparative Animal Anatomy StudiesMedicine5.9%
- Animal Ecology and Behavior StudiesEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Scarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyEarth and Planetary Sciences3.9%
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEnvironmental Science3.9%
- Congenital limb and hand anomaliesBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.9%
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
DOAJLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
LatindexPublisher 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
Impact
- h-index
- 1OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 0OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.15OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 19 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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)
- about 14 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 14 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Single anonymous peer reviewDOAJ
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
Diamond open access (no APC)DOAJ
Every article is open access and authors pay no article processing charge.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DOAJ | No APC | No | CC BY-NC | |
| OpenAlex | USD 0 | — | — | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
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
- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
- Country or region
- Switzerland
- Language
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- ISSN
- 3006-6077
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
- Aims & Scope ↗LetPub
- APC information ↗DOAJ
- Open access statement ↗DOAJ
- License & copyright ↗DOAJ
- Peer review process ↗LetPub
- Editorial board ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Xenarthra
How long does peer review take at Xenarthra?
Authors report an average review time of about 14 weeks. 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 Xenarthra?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Xenarthra is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Xenarthra open access, and what is the APC?
Xenarthra is a diamond open-access journal (no APC). It charges no article processing charge.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, DOAJ, 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: .