Journal profile
Zastita prirode
ISSN 0514-5899 · eISSN 2620-0465 · Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade · Serbia
Zastita prirode: diamond open access (no APC); no APC; review about 12 weeks (community reports); 10 articles in 2025.
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Zastita prirode is published by Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade. By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, Geotourism and Geoheritage Conservation and Avian ecology and behavior, together about 27.6% of its articles. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Časopis objavljuje stručne, naučne i pregledne radove, kratka i preliminarna saopštenja,konceptualne, tehničke i metodološke radove, kao i prikaze novije literature. Tematika časopisa obuhvata spektar prirodnih i društvenih disciplina koje proučavaju prirodu, geo-, bio- i predeoni diverzitet, zaštitu i konzervaciju, aspekt zaštite prirode u turizmu, prostornom planiranju, obrazovanju i filozofskom poimanju prirode. Tematika uključuje i discipline kao teoretsku ekologiju, ekologiju predela, ekologiju obnavljanja, ekološko modelovanje, ekološku ekonomiju, ekosistemske usluge, populacijsku genetiku, konzervaciona biologiju, upravljanje divljim vrstama, planiranje zaštite životne sredine, monitoring, zakonodavstvo i obrazovanje u oblasti zaštitu životne sredine.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Editor-in-chief Marijana PantićPublisher website
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesAgricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
- Geotourism and Geoheritage ConservationEarth and Planetary Sciences9.9%
- Avian ecology and behaviorEnvironmental Science6.7%
- Karst Systems and HydrogeologyEarth and Planetary Sciences6.4%
- Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical StudiesEnvironmental Science6.1%
- Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEnvironmental Science5.5%
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaAgricultural and Biological Sciences5.5%
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource ManagementEnvironmental Science5.1%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Not covered
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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
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Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- h-index
- 5OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 2OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 0.04OpenAlex ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 0%LetPub ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 162 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
| 2024 | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| 2023 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
| 2022 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 2021 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
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 12 weeksLetPub ·
- Submission to publication (journal-reported)
- about 12 weeksDOAJ ·
- Peer review
- Double 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-SA | |
| LetPub | No APC | No | — |
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
- Institute for Nature Conservation of Serbia, Belgrade
- Country or region
- Serbia
- Language
- English, Serbian
- ISSN
- 0514-5899
- Electronic ISSN
- 2620-0465
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗LetPub
- 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 Zastita prirode
How long does peer review take at Zastita prirode?
Authors report an average review time of about 12 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 Zastita prirode?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Zastita prirode is indexed in DOAJ.
Is Zastita prirode open access, and what is the APC?
Zastita prirode 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: .