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Natural History Sciences

Page Press Publications · Italy · Est. 2011

ISSN2385-0442eISSN2385-0922

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ DOAJ-listed52

✓ Corroboration (1 more)+6

Total58

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

Bottom 25%

Journal Impact Factor

Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals. If this journal has one, it appears on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Scorei

0.199

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.346

Total Worksi

282

Total Citationsi

767

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.46

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

The scientific journal Natural History Sciences (formerly Atti della Società Italiana di Scienze Naturali e del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale in Milano ) was founded in 1856 to publish original research in natural sciences.

General Information

Country / RegionItaly

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2011

Frequencyas soon as they have been accepted

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications282

Publisher OrgPAGEPress (Italy)

OA Since2010

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~8 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-NC

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PKP Preservation NetworkGlobal LOCKSS Net

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

11/12 · 92%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Page Press Publications

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2385-0442 / 2385-0922

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

PKP Preservation Network, Global LOCKSS Net

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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

2019

2020

107

2021

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4

GeologyQ4

PaleontologyQ4

Plant ScienceQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyPaleontologyGeologyPlant ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Mediterranean and Iberian flora and faunaBotany and Plant Ecology StudiesColeoptera Taxonomy and DistributionCrustacean biology and ecologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyColeoptera: Cerambycidae studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationMarine Ecology and Invasive SpeciesPlant Diversity and Evolution

Frequently asked questions about Natural History Sciences

Is Natural History Sciences a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Natural History Sciences: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 58/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Natural History Sciences?

Natural History Sciences is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.199.

Is Natural History Sciences indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Natural History Sciences is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Natural History Sciences?

How much does it cost to publish in Natural History Sciences?

Natural History Sciences is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.