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South American Journal of Herpetology

Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia · Brazil · Est. 2006

ISSN1808-9798

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS flagship (SCIE/SSCI/AHCI)78

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total90

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

0.332

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.484

Total Worksi

564

Total Citationsi

6,198

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The South American Journal of Herpetology is an international journal that aims to provide a medium of communication for the herpetological community. It publishes original contributions on herpetofauna and fosters an understanding of the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of herpetofauna.

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General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

FrequencyThree Times A Year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications564

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedade Brasileira de Herpetologia

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1808-9798

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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

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

401

2019

163

2020

124

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Behavior and ReproductionTurtle Biology and ConservationWildlife Ecology and ConservationPlant and animal studiesAnimal and Plant Science EducationLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior

Frequently asked questions about South American Journal of Herpetology

Is South American Journal of Herpetology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for South American Journal of Herpetology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 90/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of South American Journal of Herpetology?

South American Journal of Herpetology 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 0.46.

Is South American Journal of Herpetology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

South American Journal of Herpetology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.