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Protistology

Protozoological Society Affiliated With The Russian Academy Of Sciences · Russian Federation · Est. 1999

ISSN1680-0826

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Bottom 25%

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.174

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.333

Total Worksi

583

Total Citationsi

2,652

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.24

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Microbiology.

General Information

Country / RegionRussian Federation

Primary Language—

1st Year Published1999

Annual Volume~ 36 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications583

Publisher OrgPenza State University

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2015

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Protozoological Society Affiliated With The Russian Academy Of Sciences

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

1680-0826

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

140

2019

130

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

MicrobiologyQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsMicrobiology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Protist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMarine and coastal ecosystemsMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesGeology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAlgal biology and biofuel productionLegionella and Acanthamoeba research

Frequently asked questions about Protistology

Is Protistology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Protistology: it is indexed in Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Protistology?

Protistology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.174.

Is Protistology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Protistology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Protistology?