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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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Average · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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

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SJR Scorei

0.208

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.399

Total Worksi

1,178

Total Citationsi

4,227

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.44

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Zoology; Nature and Landscape Conservation; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics.

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

thinkchecksubmit.org

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?

WoS, 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

Citations received

115

2019

109

2020

2021

2022

2023

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.

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

EcologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

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

Frequently asked questions about Folia Malacologica

Is Folia Malacologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Folia Malacologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Folia Malacologica?

Folia Malacologica 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 0.44.

Is Folia Malacologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Folia Malacologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Folia Malacologica?