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American Malacological Bulletin

American Malacological Society · United States

ISSN0740-2783eISSN2162-2698

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

0.185

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

Total Works

496

Total Citations

6,396

2yr Mean Citedness

0.67

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The American Malacological Bulletin publishes research on mollusks, including their taxonomy, distribution, conservation, and ecology. Recent articles focus on marine and freshwater species, with an emphasis on endangered populations, genetic diversity, and the impact of environmental changes. Studies also address methodologies for species identification and the importance of fieldwork in malacological research.

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⚡ 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 Published—

Annual Volume~ 13 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications496

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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

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Malacological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0740-2783 / 2162-2698

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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?

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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Aquatic ScienceQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Marine & Freshwater BiologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMollusks and Parasites StudiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesCephalopods and Marine Biology