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Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Herpetological Conservation and Biology · United States · Est. 2006

ISSN1931-7603
SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR
90
/ 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
Q2
SJR Rank
Top 50% 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei
0.345
H-Indexi
23
CiteScore
View ↗
Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIPi
0.494
Total Worksi
165
Total Citationsi
1,926
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative

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.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyQuarterly
StatusActive (last: 2023)
Total Publications165
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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%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Herpetological Conservation and Biology
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1931-7603
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
✅
Peer review process documented?
anonymous peer reviewers
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
❌
APC fees clearly disclosed?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
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
11
107
2014
13
89
2015
9
60
2016
8
39
2017
5
27
2018
7
51
2019
7
23
2020
7
18
2021

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
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Frequently asked questions about Herpetological Conservation and Biology

Is Herpetological Conservation and Biology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Herpetological Conservation and Biology: 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 Herpetological Conservation and Biology?

Herpetological Conservation and Biology 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.

Is Herpetological Conservation and Biology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Herpetological Conservation and Biology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Herpetological Conservation and Biology?

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.

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