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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 Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q3+12

Total37

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

0.234

H-Index

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.484

Total Works

564

Total Citations

6,198

2yr Mean Citedness

0.46

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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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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionBrazil

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2006

Annual Volume~ 26 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications564

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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OA License—

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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

Times cited

2018

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2025

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

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