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Ichthyology and Herpetology

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists · United States · Est. 2014

ISSN2766-1512eISSN2766-1520

SJR Q3✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

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JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date.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

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 75% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.322

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.905

Total Worksi

437

Total Citationsi

1,341

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.49

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

We publish original research papers on the behavior, conservation, ecology, genetics, morphology, physiology, systematics, and taxonomy of extant and extinct fishes, amphibians, and reptiles. Additionally, Ichthyology & Herpetology publishes invited review papers, book reviews, and historical perspectives.

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2014

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications437

Publisher OrgAmerican Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

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Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

2766-1512 / 2766-1520

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

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?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

115

760

2021

451

2022

117

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 ZoologyQ3

Aquatic ScienceQ3

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Zoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsAquatic Science

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Amphibian and Reptile BiologyIchthyology and Marine BiologyFish biology, ecology, and behaviorFish Biology and Ecology StudiesFish Ecology and Management StudiesSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeAnimal Behavior and ReproductionWildlife Ecology and ConservationTurtle Biology and ConservationIdentification and Quantification in Food

Frequently asked questions about Ichthyology and Herpetology

Is Ichthyology and Herpetology a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Ichthyology and Herpetology: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Ichthyology and Herpetology?

Ichthyology and Herpetology 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 0.49.

Is Ichthyology and Herpetology indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Ichthyology and Herpetology is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.