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Frontiers in Insect Science

Frontiers Media SA · Switzerland · Est. 1996

ISSN2673-8600eISSN2673-8600

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS ESCI+10

✓ Scopus Q1+25

✓ DOAJ Verified+15

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

0.736

H-Index

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

0.892

Total Works

313

Total Citations

2,254

2yr Mean Citedness

2.22

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal focuses on insect science, encompassing research on insect pests, their management, and their biology. It includes studies on insect-plant interactions, the development of eco-friendly pest control strategies, and the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying insect physiology and behavior. The journal also covers research on insect-borne diseases, insect evolution, and the impact of environmental factors on insect populations.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to review

Average · median is 15 wks

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionSwitzerland

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1996

Annual Volume~ 65 articles / year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications313

Publisher OrgFrontiers Media

OA Since2020

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewSingle-blind

Review Time~13 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

9/12 · 75%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Frontiers Media SA

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2673-8600 / 2673-8600

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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?

N/A

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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

1996

2004

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.

Insect ScienceQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Entomology

Scopus Categories

Insect Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Insect and Pesticide ResearchInsect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorPlant and animal studiesInsect Resistance and GeneticsNeurobiology and Insect Physiology ResearchInsect Pest Control StrategiesInsect behavior and control techniquesInsect symbiosis and bacterial influencesInsect Utilization and Effects