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Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona · Spain · Est. 2001

ISSN1578-665XeISSN2014-928X

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

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total96

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

Publication speed: not measurable

publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate

SJR Rank

Top 75% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.343

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.664

Total Worksi

691

Total Citationsi

10,995

2yr Mean Citednessi

5.78

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

In 2000, the Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona decided to change the title of its former journal,Miscel·lània Zoològica(published since 1958) toAnimal Biodiversity and Conservation(ABC) and to modernize its structure. In doing so, the new ABC aimed to fill knowledge gaps in Spanish zoological research while providing zoologists worldwide with a high-standard, peer-reviewed platform based on a highly ethical publishing strategy (Diamond Open Access) and a forum to publish their papers. The scope of the journal is broad, encompassing descriptions of new species as well as studies on systematics, morphology, biogeography, ecology, ethology, physiology, and genetics that emphasize some aspect of conservation biology. The journal publishes original research papers, reviews, and discussions of issues within these fields. For catalogues, lists of species, short notes, and other smaller contributions, we invite colleagues to submit their work to our sister journal,Arxius de Miscel·lània Zoològica.

General Information

Country / RegionSpain

Primary LanguageEnglish, Spanish

1st Year Published2001

Frequency2 volumes per year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications691

Publisher OrgNatural Science Museum of Barcelona

OA Since2011

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1578-665X / 2014-928X

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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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)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

English, Spanish

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

323

2019

311

2020

184

2021

2022

2023

368

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

Nature and Landscape ConservationQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity Conservation

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAvian ecology and behaviorEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesFish Ecology and Management StudiesAmphibian and Reptile BiologyGenetic diversity and population structureAnimal Behavior and ReproductionFish Biology and Ecology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Animal Biodiversity and Conservation

Is Animal Biodiversity and Conservation a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Animal Biodiversity and Conservation: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 96/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Animal Biodiversity and Conservation?

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 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 5.78.

Is Animal Biodiversity and Conservation indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.