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Journal of Insect Science

Oxford University Press · United States · Est. 2001

ISSN1536-2442eISSN1536-2442

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

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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 50% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.568

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.931

Total Worksi

2,875

Total Citationsi

57,493

2yr Mean Citednessi

1.98

Open Impact Factor alternative

Retractions

Source: Retraction Watch

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Entomology; Insect Science; Medicine (miscellaneous).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2001

Annual Volume~ 118 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications2,875

Publisher OrgOxford University Press

OA Since2000

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~12 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Oxford University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

1536-2442 / 1536-2442

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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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

135

2.4k

2019

151

2.5k

2020

110

1.7k

2021

520

2022

118

827

2023

120

512

2024

116

145

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.

Insect ScienceQ2

Medicine (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceMedicine (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect and Pesticide ResearchPlant and animal studiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorInsect Resistance and GeneticsInsect Pest Control StrategiesInsect behavior and control techniquesNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchForest Insect Ecology and ManagementInsect Utilization and Effects

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Insect Science

Is Journal of Insect Science a predatory journal?

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

What is the impact factor of Journal of Insect Science?

Journal of Insect Science 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 1.98.

Is Journal of Insect Science indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Insect Science is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Insect Science?