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Fauna Norvegica

Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Norway · Est. 1980

ISSN1502-4873eISSN1891-5396

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open 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.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.217

H-Indexi

Total Worksi

298

Total Citationsi

1,486

2yr Mean Citednessi

2.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

About the Journal Focus and scope Fauna norvegica is an international journal focusing on Nordic fauna. We publish faunistic studies, contributions concerning systematics and taxonomy, biogeography, and biodiversity to describe abundance and distribution of species. Contributions on methodological development, reviews and opinions are welcome. Submitted manuscripts will be considered for publication after peer review. There are no page charges for manuscripts accepted for publication. All research papers, short communications, opinions and reviews are subjected to peer review. Blind review (single blind) is used. Submissions must not have been previously published or copyrighted, and must not be published subsequently except in abstract form or by written consent of the editor in chief. Fauna norvegica is indexed in BIOSIS, Biological abstracts, Zoological Record, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), Google Scholar, CrossRef, Scopus. Open Access Policy This journal provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. All research papers in Fauna norvegica are subjected to peer review. Submissions must not have been previously published or copyrighted, and must not be published subsequently except in abstract form or by written consent of the editor in chief.

General Information

Country / RegionNorway

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1980

Annual Volume~ 19 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications298

Publisher OrgNorwegian University of Science and Technology

OA Since2007

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1502-4873 / 1891-5396

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

2018

2019

2020

2021

2023

141

2024

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 ZoologyQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Fish Ecology and Management StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchEcology and biodiversity studiesFreshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecologyEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeMarine and fisheries researchWildlife Ecology and ConservationMarine animal studies overview

Frequently asked questions about Fauna Norvegica

Is Fauna Norvegica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Fauna Norvegica: 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 Fauna Norvegica?

Fauna Norvegica is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.217.

Is Fauna Norvegica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Fauna Norvegica is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.