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Natura Croatica

Croatian Natural History Museum · Croatia · Est. 1994

ISSN1330-0520eISSN1848-7386
SJR Q3Scopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗
📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q3
SJR · Scopus
Top 75% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.303
H-Indexi
13
SNIPi
0.501
Total Worksi
445
Total Citationsi
1,185
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.33
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Natura Croatica is an open access scientific journal of the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb. It publishes papers that bring original insight into biology and geology. The journal welcomes papers related to research carried out in natural history museums, departments and collections. It has international Editorial Board and is internationally peer-reviewed by external reviewers; papers must be in English. Natura Croatica is open to all authors, and published by the Croatian Natural History Museum, a public/not-for-profit institution established by the City of Zagreb, supporting open and accessible academic publishing. The journal publishes papers without any charges to authors. Natura Croatica is referred to in: GEOBASE (2005), Scopus (2005), Algology Mycology and Protozoology Abstracts (Microbiology C) (2005), Biological Sciences (2005), Entomology Abstracts (2005), CAB Abstracts (2004), Biological Abstracts (2004), ASFA 1: Biological Sciences and Living Resources (2003), Water Resources Abstracts (2001).

General Information

Country / RegionCroatia
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1994
Frequency2
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications445
Publisher OrgCroatian Natural History Museum
OA Since2014
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind
OA LicenseCC BY
OA Rate

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes
Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Croatian Natural History Museum
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1330-0520 / 1848-7386
Indexed in a trusted database?
Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Single-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
Primary language documented?
English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
31
90
2019
16
48
2020
45
208
2021
20
47
2022
38
61
2023
31
18
2024
33
10
2025
22
0
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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3
EcologyQ3
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3
Insect ScienceQ3
Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyInsect SciencePlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Botany and Plant Ecology StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyMediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaPlant Ecology and Taxonomy StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyInvertebrate Taxonomy and EcologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionMarine Ecology and Invasive Species

Frequently asked questions about Natura Croatica

Is Natura Croatica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Natura Croatica: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Natura Croatica?

Natura Croatica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.303.

Is Natura Croatica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Natura Croatica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Natura Croatica?

Natura Croatica is an open access scientific journal of the Croatian Natural History Museum in Zagreb. It publishes papers that bring original insight into biology and geology. The journal welcomes papers related to research carried out in natural history museums, departments and collections. It has international Editorial Board and is internationally peer-reviewed by external reviewers; papers must be in English. Natura Croatica is open to all authors, and published by the Croatian Natural History Museum, a public/not-for-profit institution established by the City of Zagreb, supporting open a

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref