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Acta Protozoologica

Jagiellonian University Press · Poland · Est. 1963

ISSN1689-0027

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

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Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total52

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

0.238

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.515

Total Works

1,164

Total Citations

10,319

2yr Mean Citedness

0.38

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Aims & Scope

The journal publish current and comprehensive, experimental, and theoretical papers across the breadth of protistology, and cell biology of Eukaryote microorganisms including: behaviour, biochemistry, molecular biology, development, ecology, genetics, parasitology, physiology, photobiology, systematics, phylogeny, ultrastructure. It publishes original research reports, critical reviews of current research written by invited experts in the field, short communications, book reviews, and letters to the Editor. Faunistic notices of local character, minor descriptions, or descriptions of taxa not based on new, (original) data, and purely clinical reports, fall outside the remit of Acta Protozoologica.

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Slow · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionPoland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1963

Frequencyyearly

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications1,164

Publisher OrgWydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~29 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

8/12 · 67%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Jagiellonian University Press

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1689-0027

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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?

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?

✅

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

Times cited

2019

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2025

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Microbiology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Protist diversity and phylogenyMicrobial Community Ecology and PhysiologyMethane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaParasitic Infections and DiagnosticsMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchParasite Biology and Host InteractionsMarine and coastal ecosystemsMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic SpeciesLegionella and Acanthamoeba researchCoccidia and coccidiosis research