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Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society

Lepidopterists' Society · United States · Est. 1947

ISSN0024-0966

SJR Q4✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total30

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

0.184

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.388

Total Works

849

Total Citations

2,420

2yr Mean Citedness

0.25

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Aims & Scope

It contains refereed scholarly papers on the behavior, biology, conservation, ecology, evolution, genetics, morphology, physiology, systematics, and taxonomy of moths and butterflies.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1947

Frequencyquarterly

StatusActive

Total Publications849

Publisher OrgThe Lepidopterists' Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Reviewrefereed

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Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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7/12 · 58%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Lepidopterists' Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0024-0966

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

refereed

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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?

English

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

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

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

EcologyQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Lepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyPlant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesBiological Control of Invasive SpeciesSpecies Distribution and Climate Change