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Arachnology

British Arachnological Society (BAS) · United Kingdom · Est. 2007

ISSN2050-9936

SJR Q2✓ Scopus / SJR

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.

📊 Standing in its field

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

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

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

SJR Scorei

0.486

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.584

Total Worksi

552

Total Citationsi

2,269

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.71

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Insect Science.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary Language—

1st Year Published2007

Annual Volume~ 42 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications552

Publisher OrgBritish Arachnological Society

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

4/11 · 36%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

British Arachnological Society (BAS)

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Does the journal have a website?

No URL

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Is the ISSN verified?

2050-9936

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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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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?

N/A

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

157

2019

199

2020

210

2021

196

2022

2023

2024

2025

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

Insect ScienceQ2

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyOrthoptera Research and TaxonomySubterranean biodiversity and taxonomyAnimal Behavior and ReproductionInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorGenetic diversity and population structureAmphibian and Reptile BiologyVenomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

Frequently asked questions about Arachnology

Is Arachnology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Arachnology: it is indexed in Scopus, 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 Arachnology?

Arachnology is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.486.

Is Arachnology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Arachnology is indexed in Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Arachnology?