Herpetological Conservation and Biology
Herpetological Conservation and Biology · United States · Est. 2006
ISSN1931-7603
SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
37
/ 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
0.276
H-Index
23
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
0.494
Total Works
165
Total Citations
1,926
2yr Mean Citedness
0.00
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Aims & Scope
Herpetological Conservation and Biology is an open-access international journal that publishes original peer-reviewed research, reviews, and perspectives on the ecology, natural history, management, and conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles.
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q3
SJR Rank
Top 75% in field
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
Annual Volume~ 7 articles / year
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications165
Submission Info
Peer Reviewanonymous peer reviewers
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
7/12 · 58%
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Do you know the journal / publisher?
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Does the journal have a website?
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Is the ISSN verified?
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Indexed in a trusted database?
✅
Peer review process documented?
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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
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APC fees clearly disclosed?
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Not on predatory/blacklists?
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Long-term digital preservation?
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Plagiarism detection in place?
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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
✅
Primary language documented?
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Times cited
2014
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2021
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 SystematicsQ3
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Zoology
Scopus Categories
Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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