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Journal of Arachnology

American Museum of Natural History · United States

ISSN0161-8202eISSN1937-2396

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.368

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.775

Total Works

1,519

Total Citations

23,095

2yr Mean Citedness

0.79

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on arachnids, focusing on spiders and harvestmen. Topics include their behavior, such as ballooning, predation, courtship, and reproduction. Studies also investigate arachnid silk properties and functions, their diet and trophic interactions, and their genetics and taxonomy, including descriptions of new species and intraspecific diversity. Research also examines the impact of environmental factors and prey availability on arachnid development and survival.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 25 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications1,519

Publisher OrgAmerican Arachnological Society

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Museum of Natural History

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0161-8202 / 1937-2396

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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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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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.

Insect ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorAnimal Behavior and ReproductionSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy