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Taxonomy

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) · Switzerland · Est. 2020

ISSN2673-6500eISSN2673-6500

SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q2+18

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

Total43

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

0.425

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.657

Total Works

235

Total Citations

556

2yr Mean Citedness

0.90

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

Taxonomy is an international and interdisciplinary open access journal covering biological classification, microtaxonomy, macrotaxonomy, taxonomic hierarchy, classification of organisms, biodiversity mapping, cataloging life, and the identification and description of species. It also includes research on taxonomy, evolution, biodiversity, alpha and beta taxonomy, Linnean taxonomy, standardization of model organisms, and comparative morphology.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Fast · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 50% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

Annual Volume~ 49 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications235

Publisher OrgMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~7 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

Swiss National LibraryCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-6500 / 2673-6500

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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?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

Swiss National Library, 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

Times cited

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Plant SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant Diversity and EvolutionMarine Biology and Ecology ResearchLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomyPlant and animal studiesScarabaeidae Beetle Taxonomy and BiogeographyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyIchthyology and Marine BiologySpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeFish biology, ecology, and behaviorFish Biology and Ecology Studies