AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY

metrics 2024

Advancing Knowledge on Africa's Diverse Insect Ecosystems

Introduction

AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY, published by the Entomological Society of Southern Africa, is a pivotal journal dedicated to the vibrant field of entomology and its related disciplines. With an ISSN of 1021-3589 and an E-ISSN of 2254-8854, it serves as an essential resource for researchers, professionals, and students interested in the intricacies of insect science across diverse ecological and agricultural landscapes. This journal, with a convergence of publications from 1994 to 2024, holds notable rankings, notably placing in Q2 for Agronomy and Crop Science and Q3 for both Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Insect Science as of 2023. The journal has made significant contributions to the knowledge and understanding of insect populations, their behaviors, and interactions within ecosystems, making it highly relevant for those engaged in agricultural practices and biodiversity conservation. AFRICAN ENTOMOLOGY welcomes original research articles, reviews, and special issues that broaden the dialogue surrounding entomological studies, and while it operates under conventional access policies, it remains an influential platform for scholarly discourse in Southern Africa and beyond.

Metrics 2024

SCIMAGO Journal Rank0.33
Journal Impact Factor1.20
Journal Impact Factor (5 years)1.60
H-Index35
Journal IF Without Self1.20
Eigen Factor0.00
Normal Eigen Factor0.17
Influence0.36
Immediacy Index0.20
Cited Half Life6.90
Citing Half Life13.30
JCI0.34
Total Documents1207
WOS Total Citations971
SCIMAGO Total Citations2658
SCIMAGO SELF Citations277
Scopus Journal Rank0.33
Cites / Document (2 Years)1.32
Cites / Document (3 Years)1.17
Cites / Document (4 Years)1.09

Metrics History

Rank 2024

Scopus

Insect Science in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Rank #83/181
Percentile 54.14
Quartile Q2
Agronomy and Crop Science in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Rank #220/406
Percentile 45.81
Quartile Q3
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Rank #415/721
Percentile 42.44
Quartile Q3

IF (Web Of Science)

ENTOMOLOGY
Rank 59/109
Percentile 46.30
Quartile Q3

JCI (Web Of Science)

ENTOMOLOGY
Rank 81/109
Percentile 25.69
Quartile Q3

Quartile History

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