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Journal of Insect Behavior

Springer · United States

ISSN0892-7553eISSN1572-8889

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.348

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.488

Total Works

2,023

Total Citations

47,814

2yr Mean Citedness

0.98

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Retractions

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on insect communication, including visual and vibratory signals in praying mantises and bushcrickets, and genetic influences on cooperative rescue behavior in fire ants. It also covers overwintering strategies in paper wasps and the effects of spermatophores on reproduction and longevity in different male morphs of crickets.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 27 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications2,023

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0892-7553 / 1572-8889

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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

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Insect ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect and Pesticide ResearchAnimal Behavior and Reproduction