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Journal of Natural History

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom

ISSN0022-2933eISSN1464-5262

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

164

days submission → published

measured · last 20 articles · accept 112d

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.374

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.645

Total Worksi

6,301

Total Citationsi

82,496

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.65

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Journal of Natural History is an international zoological journal publishing original research and reviews in evolutionary biology and ecology.

AI-compiled from public web sources · verify on publisher page →

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 115 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications6,301

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0022-2933 / 1464-5262

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

N/A

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

162

2019

153

865

2020

156

549

2021

300

2022

232

2023

112

138

2024

142

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationEcologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Marine Biology and Ecology ResearchPlant and animal studiesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlCrustacean biology and ecology

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Natural History

Is Journal of Natural History a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Natural History: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Natural History?

Journal of Natural History is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.65.

Is Journal of Natural History indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Natural History is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.