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Current Opinion in Insect Science

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 1982

ISSN2214-5745eISSN2214-5753
SJR Q1WOS SCIEScopus / SJR
60
/ 100
Medium Risk
Score Breakdown
WoS SCIE/SSCI+25
Scopus Q1+25
Total60
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
1.591
H-Index
105
CiteScore
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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page
SNIP
1.813
Total Works
1,425
Total Citations
50,031
2yr Mean Citedness
4.21
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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on insect science, with recent articles exploring insect physiology, behavior, and ecology. Specific topics include the public perception of insects like parasitoids, the role of lipids in eusocial insect nutrition, hormonal signaling in insect nervous systems, host-symbiont interactions, the biology of invasive ants, epigenetic mechanisms in social insects, thermal tolerance across insect development, and the impact of climate warming on social insect behavior.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Q1
SJR Rank
Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States
Primary LanguageEnglish
1st Year Published1982
FrequencyBimonthly
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,425
Publisher OrgElsevier BV
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Submission Info

Peer Review
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

6/12 · 50%
Do you know the journal / publisher?
Elsevier Inc.
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
Is the ISSN verified?
2214-5745 / 2214-5753
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
Peer review process documented?
N/A
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
Times cited
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026

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.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1
Insect ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

BiologyEcologyEntomology

Scopus Categories

Insect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorPlant and animal studiesInsect and Pesticide ResearchNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionInsect Resistance and GeneticsInsect Utilization and EffectsPlant Parasitism and Resistance
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Data updated: 2026-05-22 · Sources: SJR, DOAJ, OpenAlex, WoS, Crossref