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Check List

Pensoft Publishers · Bulgaria · Est. 2003

eISSN1809-127X

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

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.275

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.535

Total Worksi

3,554

Total Citationsi

19,843

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.41

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biodiversity Conservation; Zoology; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science; Plant Science.

General Information

Country / RegionBulgaria

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2003

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications3,554

Publisher OrgPensoft Publishers

OA Since2002

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer ReviewPeer review

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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8/11 · 73%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Pensoft Publishers

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1809-127X

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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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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

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.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Insect ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity ConservationZoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeFish biology, ecology, and behaviorPlant and animal studiesAnimal and Plant Science EducationFish Biology and Ecology StudiesBat Biology and Ecology StudiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationWildlife-Road Interactions and ConservationEvolution and Paleontology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Check List

Is Check List a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Check List: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, 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 Check List?

Check List 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 0.41.

Is Check List indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Check List is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Check List?