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WoS SCIE Q4Scopus Q2SCImago #15,161CAS 4区Hybrid

Acta Protozoologica

Abbreviation (ISO):ACTA PROTOZOOL
Country: Poland•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.365•SCImago Rank: #15,161•Identifier (ISSN):0065-1583(Print)/1689-0027(Online)•Articles / Year: 4•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,704 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.8
↓ -0.4

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
34

34 papers with at least that number of citations each

WoS: SCIE / JCRQ4
Self-Citation Rate6.7%
Safe Level (< 15%)Warning Level (> 20%)
Self-citation below 15% indicates strong scholarly independence.
Volume & Open AccessHybrid
4articles/year
94.74% Gold OA•25% 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: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20251.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.2)
🔵 Computed
20241.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.5)
🔵 Computed
20231.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.581)
🔵 Computed
20211.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.892)
🔵 Computed
20201.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.556)
🔵 Computed
20191.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 0.792)
🔵 Computed
20181.00đ
WoS Q4(IF: 1.038)
🔵 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 Protozoologica - International Journal on Protistology - is a quarterly journal that publishes current and comprehensive, experimental, and theoretical contributions across the breadth of protistology, and cell biology of Eukaryote microorganisms including: behaviour, biochemistry and molecular biology, development, ecology, genetics, parasitology, physiology, photobiology, systematics and phylogeny, and ultrastructure. It publishes original research reports, critical reviews of current research written by invited experts in the field, short communications, book reviews, and letters to the Editor.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
BiologyPlant SciencesGeneticsEcologyGeologyZoology & Animal ScienceMicrobiologyChemistryPaleontologyBiochemistryMedicineCell Biology
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #15,161Scopus Q2SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1973-1990, 1992-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q2
0.365

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q2
Scopus H-Index (2025)
43

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
1.25

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,704 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations27
3-Year Documents14
Citable Documents14

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 Rate40.0%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Agricultural and Biological Sciences (miscellaneous)Q2

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MICROBIOLOGY
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
Hybrid
OA publishing option or traditional subscription
Publisher
Jagiellonian University Press
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Quarterly
Founding Year
1963
Editorial Address
JAGIELLONIAN UNIV, INST ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, GRONOSTAJOWA 7, KRAKOW, POLAND, 30-387
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MICROBIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
157/167Q4
MICROBIOLOGY
JCISCIE
163/167Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—21
20251.21311
20241.533
20230.5514
20220.5811067
20210.892835
20200.5561066
20190.7921995
20181.03818174
2017—28184
2016—1080
2015—8101
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for Acta Protozoologica

WoS Q4
0112201820192020202120222023202420251.20
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2025:1.2

Total Cites vs Self-Cites

Evaluation of scholarly independence and citation reach

Total citations steady growth
Self-citation: 6.7%

Citations per Document

Citation metric windows across 2, 3, and 4 years

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

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

Record UUID: 1eaca224-7c62-43e3-972b-ea09fb14e6a4
Database Updated: 2026-09-28