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Folia Malacologica

Association of Polish Malacologists · Poland · Est. 1998

ISSN1506-7629eISSN2300-7125

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.251

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.399

Total Works

1,178

Total Citations

4,227

2yr Mean Citedness

0.44

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

Folia Malacologica publishes research on mollusks, including their taxonomy, systematics, and distribution. Studies investigate both living and fossil species, employing morphological, anatomical, and genetic analyses. Research also addresses ecological preferences, life history, and conservation concerns for various gastropod and bivalve species across different geographic regions.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,178

Publisher OrgBogucki Wydawnictwo Naukowe

OA Since2016

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Association of Polish Malacologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1506-7629 / 2300-7125

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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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

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

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mollusks and Parasites StudiesAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and BehaviorBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesEcology and biodiversity studiesParasite Biology and Host InteractionsGeological Formations and Processes ExplorationMarine and environmental studiesMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesInvertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology