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Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

National Science Museum od Korea · South Korea · Est. 2013

ISSN2287-9544eISSN2287-9544

SJR Q3✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ WoS ESCI56

✓ Corroboration (3 more)+18

Total74

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?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — 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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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 Q3. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

0.259

H-Indexi

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.606

Total Worksi

1,230

Total Citationsi

6,860

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.63

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Biology (General): Ecology. Topics: biological diversity, conservation, conservation theory, conservation policy, conservation management, biological diversity analysis

General Information

Country / RegionSouth Korea

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2013

Annual Volume~ 118 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications1,230

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2012

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~10 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

National Science Museum od Korea

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2287-9544 / 2287-9544

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Single-blind

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

No APC (Free)

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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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

Citations received

103

521

2019

120

689

2020

414

2021

101

300

2022

113

216

2023

143

148

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ3

EcologyQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Insect ScienceQ3

Plant ScienceQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Biodiversity Conservation

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyInsect SciencePlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionEcology and Conservation StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesPlant and Fungal Species DescriptionsHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyWildlife Ecology and Conservation

Frequently asked questions about Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

Is Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 74/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity?

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity 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. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.63.

Is Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity?