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African Journal of Herpetology

Taylor and Francis Ltd. · United Kingdom · Est. 1996

ISSN2156-4574eISSN2153-3660

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 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

0.281

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.366

Total Works

473

Total Citations

3,688

2yr Mean Citedness

0.77

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on herpetological research in Africa, encompassing studies on snake phylogenetics, reptile conservation status, indigenous naming conventions for herpetiles, the historical presence of amphibian pathogens, biodiversity checklists, microbial communities of endangered amphibians, snake dietary analysis, and fossil anuran osteology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 15 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications473

Publisher OrgTaylor & Francis

Region🌍 Global South

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

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Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Taylor and Francis Ltd.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2156-4574 / 2153-3660

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, 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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APC fees clearly disclosed?

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?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

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2025

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

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and ReproductionLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyGenetic diversity and population structureBat Biology and Ecology StudiesTurtle Biology and ConservationPlant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies