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American Malacological Bulletin

Abbreviation (ISO):AM. MALACOL. BULL
Country: United States•WoS SCIE Quartile: Q4•Scopus SJR: 0.29•SCImago Rank: #17,537•Identifier (ISSN):0740-2783(Print)•Articles / Year: 9•Estimated Publication Fee (APC): $2,482 USD
Clarivate IF (2026)Q4
0.8
↑ +0.8

Leading citation impact metric from Clarivate Journal Citation Reports

JCR Release Date: 2026-06-17
H-Index (2021)
29

29 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
9articles/year
0% Gold OA•100% Original Research

State Council for Professorship (HĐGSNN) Scoring

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

1.50pts
Latest Max Score
Estimated (Dec 26)
Scoring Basis: WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)

HĐGSNN Score History

By article publication year
YearMax ScoreEvaluation DetailsSource
20261.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.8)
🔵 Computed
20241.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.4)
🔵 Computed
20231.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.5)
🔵 Computed
20221.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.313)
🔵 Computed
20211.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.813)
🔵 Computed
20201.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.558)
🔵 Computed
20191.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.741)
🔵 Computed
20181.50đ
WoS Q3(IF: 0.519)
🔵 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

The American Malacological Bulletin serves as an outlet for reporting notable contributions in malacological research. Manuscripts concerning any aspect of original, unpublished research,important short reports, and detailed reviews dealing with molluscs will be considered for publication. Recent issues have included AMS symposia, independent papers, research notes,and book reviews. All published research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous reviewing by independent expertreferees. AMS symposium papers have undergone peer review by symposium organizer, symposium participants, and independent referees.

Topics Covered (Recognized by AI)
Biology92%Ecology74.6%Geology69.7%Zoology65.2%Paleontology60.5%Geography36.3%Fishery33.6%Botany31.8%Mollusca28.2%Genetics25.7%Medicine25.1%Chemistry23%Gastropoda22.3%Oceanography21%
Primary Research Areas

SCImago & Scopus Journal Intelligence

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

Rank #17,537Scopus Q3SCImago Profile
Scopus Coverage:1988, 1993-1994, 1996-2025
Scopus Broad Areas:Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Scopus Citation Rank (SJR)Q3
0.29

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

Tứ phân vị: Scopus Q3
Scopus H-Index (2025)
39

Measures cumulative publication volume and citation impact.

Scopus Database Indexed (2025)
Citations / Doc (2 years)
0.67

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

2-Year Citation Window
Estimated Publication Fee (APC)
$2,482 USD

Estimated Article Processing Charge for Open Access publication.

Chi phí ước tính / bài báo

Scopus 3-Year Publication & Citation Window

3-Year Citations20
3-Year Documents21
Citable Documents20

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 Rate52.4%

Percentage of female authors published in the journal

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

Scopus Subject Categories

Aquatic ScienceQ3
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

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MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
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
American Malacological Society
Publication Language
English
Frequency
Semiannual
Founding Year
1983
Editorial Address
AMER MALACOLOGICAL SOC, INC, DELAWARE MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY, BOX 3937, WILMINGTON, USA, DE, 19807-0937
Indexing & Databases
SCIEScopusPubMed

WoS Categories & Quartiles

Detailed JCR / JCI category rankings and quartile breakdown from Clarivate

Clarivate JCR & JCI
CategoryIndexRankQuartile
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCRSCIE
102/124Q4
ZOOLOGY
JCRSCIE
135/183Q3
MARINE & FRESHWATER BIOLOGY
JCISCIE
112/124Q4
ZOOLOGY
JCISCIE
174/183Q4

Annual Historical Statistics & Publications

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

12 year
YearImpact FactorArticles / YearTotal Citations
2026—10
2025—1817
20240.497
20230.51110
20220.3131223
20210.8131629
20200.5582130
20190.7419663
20180.51929224
2017—29170
2016—25128
2015—35583
Academic Metric Intelligence

Journal Metrics & Citation Visualizations

Impact Factor Trend (2018–2024)

Clarivate IF trend for American Malacological Bulletin

WoS Q4
001120182019202020212022202320240.40
Annual Impact Factor Metric
2024:0.4

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)

Similar Journals in Discipline

Journals in the same research field with comparable impact metrics

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Database Updated: 2026-10-01