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Acta Herpetologica

Firenze University Press · Italy · Est. 2006

ISSN1827-9635eISSN1827-9643
SJR Q2WOS SCIEScopus / SJRDOAJOpen Access
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.348
H-Indexi
10
SNIPi
0.642
Total Worksi
139
Total Citationsi
449
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.36
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Herpetologica , a journal open to academics all over the world, offers itself as a new site for the presentation and discussion of the most recent results in the field of research on Amphibians and Reptiles, both living and extinct. The official journal of the Societas Herpetologica Italica (S.H.I.), Acta Herpetologica publishes original works – extended articles, short notes and book reviews – mostly in English, dealing with the biology and diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyTwo times per year
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications139
Publisher OrgFirenze University Press
OA Since2005
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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind
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

8/11 · 73%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Firenze University Press
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
1827-9635 / 1827-9643
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus, DOAJ
Peer review process documented?
Double-blind
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
Plagiarism detection in place?
No
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
DOAJ verified
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.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
21
112
2019
19
72
2020
14
58
2021
20
72
2022
17
53
2023
16
22
2024
26
3
2025
27
1
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 ZoologyQ2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and Zoology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationTurtle Biology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and ReproductionAnimal and Plant Science EducationBat Biology and Ecology StudiesGenetic diversity and population structurePlant and animal studiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Frequently asked questions about Acta Herpetologica

Is Acta Herpetologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Herpetologica: 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 Acta Herpetologica?

Acta Herpetologica 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 0.36.

Is Acta Herpetologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Herpetologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Acta Herpetologica?

Acta Herpetologica , a journal open to academics all over the world, offers itself as a new site for the presentation and discussion of the most recent results in the field of research on Amphibians and Reptiles, both living and extinct. The official journal of the Societas Herpetologica Italica (S.H.I.), Acta Herpetologica publishes original works – extended articles, short notes and book reviews – mostly in English, dealing with the biology and diversity of Amphibians and Reptiles.

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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref