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Acta Zoologica Bulgarica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA ZOOL BULGAR
Country: Bulgaria•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.174•SCImago Rank: #23,656•Identifier (ISSN):0324-0770(Print)•Articles / Year: 79•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,488 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.5
– 0

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
13

13 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate0%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessSubscription
79articles/year
0% Gold OA•97.1% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

Quyết định số 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN ngày 11/7/2025 (Mục quốc tế)

1.00pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.362)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.448)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.354)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.278)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.369)
🔵 Computed

Note: Domestic journal scores are officially collected from annual HĐGSNN decisions across councils. International journal scores are dynamically computed according to Decision 26/QĐ-HĐGSNN based on quartile and citation metrics in the publication year.

Aims & Scope

Acta Zoologica Bulgarica publishes original research articles, reviews and short communications in systematics and phylogenetics, zoogeography and faunistics, terrestrial ecology and behaviour, aquatic ecology, parasitology, palaeozoology, zoomorphology and developmental biology, conservation biology, applied zoology and other branches of zoology dealing with diversity, ecology and evolution of animals. The geographical scope of the journal is worldwide but a priority is given to the Bulgarian and Balkan fauna as well as the fauna of associated regions (e.g. Black Sea, Danubian Basin, Southeast Europe). Descriptions of new zoological methods, short reviews or annotations of zoological books and information about scientific events (past or forthcoming) are also accepted.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyEcologyZoology & Animal SciencePlant SciencesGeologyGeographyPaleontologyGeneticsMedicine
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

Global SCImago ranking, SJR prestige index, Scopus coverage, and societal policy impact

Rank #23,656Scopus Q4SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:2010-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q4
0.174

Weighted prestige citation metric per document indexed in the Scopus database.

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q4
Scopus H-Index (2025)
22

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.46

Average citations received per document published in the 2-year window.

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,488 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations104
3-Year Documents220
Citable Documents220

Aggregated from Scopus database across the 3-year SJR evaluation window.

Societal Impact & Inclusivity (SCImago)

Policy Citations (Overton)0

Citations in government and international policy documents

Female Author Rate36.6%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

Real-world societal policy reach and author gender diversity tracked by SCImago.

Scopus Subject Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyQ4
Aquatic ScienceQ4
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ4
Insect ScienceQ4

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) Classification

Major / minor zone classification and CAS Early Warning List history

Major Category (Broad Field):
4区 (Zone 4)Biology
Minor Category (Specific Field):
4区ZOOLOGY
CAS Early Warning List History:
Updated annually: 2020 – 2024
2020
Not warned
2021
Not warned
2022
Not warned
2023
Not warned
2024
Not warned

Publishing & Editorial Information

Detailed publisher, peer-review turnaround, and publication cycle specifications

Publisher Review Speed
Updating
Average time to first editorial decision
Online Publication Speed
Updating
Time from acceptance to online publication
Official Acceptance Rate
Updating
Manuscript acceptance rate confirmed by the publisher
Open Access Model
Subscription
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Tri-annual
Editorial Address
INST ZOOLOGY, BULGARIAN ACAD SCIENCES, 1 TSAR OSVOBODITEL BLVD., SOFIA, BULGARIA, 00000
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
ZOOLOGY
JCRSCIE
171/183Q4
ZOOLOGY
JCISCIE
167/183Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

Track annual publication volume, total citations, and Impact Factor evolution

13 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—280
20250.55755
20240.47451
20230.53418
20220.362——
20210.44813
20200.3541015
20190.27849
20180.3691228
2017—1132
2016—32
2015—419
2014—215
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Zoologica Bulgarica

WoS Q4
0011201820192020202120222023202420250.50
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:0.5

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 0%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

Cites / Doc (4 years)Cites / Doc (3 years)Cites / Doc (2 years)

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Record UUID: 1320df6e-eed7-469e-8ad6-7ac4e6eb5583
Database Updated: 2026-09-28