Herpetologica
Last updated ISSN 0018-0831
Herpetologica is published by Herpetologists' League in environmental science. It is a subscription journal. Its article processing charge is not published.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Herpetologica concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Plant and animal studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
Key facts
| Publisher | Herpetologists' League |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0018-0831, 1938-5099 |
| Subject area | Environmental Science |
| Access | Subscription |
| Article processing charge | Not published |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Science Citation Index Expanded · Scopus |
| Articles published | 1,587 |
| Publishing since | 1948 |
| Journal website | www.bioone.org/bioone/?request=get-toc&issn=0018-083 |
Facts come from OpenAlex, DOAJ and Wikidata and may lag the journal’s own pages. Check the publisher’s site before submitting. Indexing shown here is what is recorded, not a complete picture — about a third of journals have no indexing recorded anywhere we can read, so “not recorded” does not mean a journal is absent from Scopus or Web of Science.
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