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Current Herpetology

Herpetological Society of Japan · Japan · Est. 1984

ISSN1345-5834eISSN1881-1019

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

0.285

H-Index

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.593

Total Works

485

Total Citations

2,653

2yr Mean Citedness

0.58

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on herpetological species, focusing on their taxonomy, genetics, behavior, population dynamics, and conservation. Recent articles investigate topics such as species delimitation using integrative approaches, reproductive cycles and their relation to behavior in turtles, climbing abilities in snakes, population dynamics of salamanders, cold tolerance in geckos, predator-prey interactions in tadpoles, and the impact of invasive species and climate change on amphibian and reptile populations.

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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 / RegionJapan

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1984

Annual Volume~ 20 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications485

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Submission Info

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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?

Herpetological Society of Japan

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1345-5834 / 1881-1019

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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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 ZoologyQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyAnimal Behavior and ReproductionSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeTurtle Biology and ConservationPlant and animal studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationGenetic diversity and population structureBat Biology and Ecology StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyAnimal and Plant Science Education