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Acta Chiropterologica

Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS · Poland · Est. 1999

ISSN1508-1109eISSN1733-5329

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q2+18

Total43

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

0.373

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.616

Total Works

980

Total Citations

18,144

2yr Mean Citedness

1.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on bats, focusing on their taxonomy, evolutionary biology, ecology, conservation, and physiology. Recent articles investigate topics such as species delineation using genetic markers, the impact of urbanization and roads on bat activity, acoustic identification methods, dietary analyses, morphological variation, and the study of oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses in bats.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 28 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications980

Publisher OrgMuseum and Institute of Zoology

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Submission Info

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Museum and Institute of Zoology PAS

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1508-1109 / 1733-5329

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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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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

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Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

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2026

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 ZoologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Bat Biology and Ecology StudiesMarine animal studies overviewSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorEvolution and Paleontology StudiesViral Infections and VectorsYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesAmphibian and Reptile Biology