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Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia

Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana · Mexico · Est. 2018

ISSN2594-2158

SJR Q3✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

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Established

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q354

✓ Corroboration (2 more)+12

Total66

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

Slow · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 75% in field

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

0.258

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

0.377

Total Worksi

682

Total Citationsi

543

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.15

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Difundir trabajos originales cuyo principal objeto de estudio sean los anfibios y reptiles, así como temas afines de especies del Continente Americano. La RLH tiene como meta reforzar los lazos de la comunidad latinoamericana de herpetólogos a través de la publicación de una revista sólida con un fuerte rigor científico.

General Information

Country / RegionMexico

Primary LanguagePortuguese, English, Spanish

1st Year Published2018

FrequencyBiannual

StatusActive (last: 2025)

Total Publications682

Publisher OrgNational Autonomous University of Mexico

Region🌍 Global South

OA Since2017

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Submission Info

APC Cost💎 Diamond OA — Free

Peer ReviewPeer review

Review Time~24 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY-SA

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✗ No

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Sociedad Herpetologica Mexicana

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2594-2158

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Indexed in a trusted database?

Scopus, DOAJ

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Peer review process documented?

Peer review

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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?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

✅

Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

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Primary language documented?

Portuguese, English, Spanish

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

2021

106

146

2022

124

104

2023

124

2024

142

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

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyAnimal and Plant Science EducationBat Biology and Ecology StudiesTurtle Biology and ConservationWildlife Ecology and ConservationPlant and soil sciencesFish biology, ecology, and behaviorEvolution and Paleontology Studies

Frequently asked questions about Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia

Is Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia: it is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 66/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?

Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.258.

Is Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia is indexed in Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?

How much does it cost to publish in Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia?

Revista Latinoamericana de Herpetologia is a Diamond open-access journal — there is no article processing charge (APC) to publish.