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Herpetological Bulletin

British Herpetological Society · United Kingdom · Est. 1980

ISSN1473-0928

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

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

SJR Scorei

0.192

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.148

Total Worksi

1,061

Total Citationsi

2,752

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The Herpetological Bulletin is a quarterly publication that includes full-length papers, natural history notes, book reviews, and other items of general herpetological interest. Emphasis is placed on natural history and conservation, as well as captive care including breeding, husbandry, veterinary, and behavioural aspects. The journal publishes research related to Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

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General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 88 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,061

Publisher OrgBritish Herpetological Society

OA Since2018

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

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4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

British Herpetological Society

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1473-0928

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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

941

2019

179

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

107

2025

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 ZoologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationTurtle Biology and ConservationAnimal and Plant Science EducationInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorBat Biology and Ecology StudiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Herpetological Bulletin

Is Herpetological Bulletin a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Herpetological Bulletin: it is indexed in 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 Herpetological Bulletin?

Herpetological Bulletin is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.192.

Is Herpetological Bulletin indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Herpetological Bulletin is indexed in Scopus.