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Journal of Applied Entomology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1915

ISSN1439-0418

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.478

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.84

Total Worksi

5,312

Total Citationsi

86,395

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.18

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Entomology; Agronomy and Crop Science; Insect Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1915

Annual Volume~ 155 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,312

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-0418

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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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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

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

129

1.8k

2019

134

1.6k

2020

119

1.2k

2021

142

2022

136

711

2023

173

472

2024

156

170

2025

118

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.

Agronomy and Crop ScienceQ2

Insect ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Agronomy and Crop ScienceInsect Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect and Pesticide ResearchInsect Pest Control StrategiesForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect Resistance and GeneticsPlant and animal studiesInsect behavior and control techniquesEntomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest ControlInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInsect Pheromone Research and Control

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Applied Entomology

Is Journal of Applied Entomology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Applied Entomology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, 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 Journal of Applied Entomology?

Journal of Applied Entomology is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 1.18.

Is Journal of Applied Entomology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Applied Entomology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Applied Entomology?