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Insectes Sociaux

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Switzerland · Est. 1954

ISSN1420-9098

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

0.448

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.653

Total Works

3,323

Total Citations

77,118

2yr Mean Citedness

1.43

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Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Insectes Sociaux is a journal dedicated to the biology and evolution of social insects and other Arthropods. The official journal of the International Union for the Study of Social Insects Covers ecology, ethology, morphology, systematics, population genetics, and reproduction among others. Publishes original research papers, reviews, and short communications.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1954

Annual Volume~ 59 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,323

Publisher OrgSpringer Nature

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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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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1420-9098

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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

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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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Insect ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics