Arachnology

British Arachnological Society·United Kingdom·ISSN 2050-9928

Subscription or hybridBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Arachnology is published by Browse by publisher as a subscription journal (ISSN 2050-9928). No open-access article processing charge is listed; publishing is typically via subscription. Its OpenAlex h-index is 19. Figures on this page are sourced from OpenAlex and DOAJ and should be confirmed on the journal’s own site before submission.

Cost to publish

Subscription

No open-access fee found. Publishing is typically free to the author.

Checked 22 Aug 2026 · How we source APCs

Time to publication

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Not reported to DOAJ.

h-index

OpenAlex citation statistic. Not a Journal Impact Factor.

2-year mean citedness

0.7

Average citations to articles from the previous two years.

Limited data for this journal. It is not listed in DOAJ, so we have no record of its review model, licence, fee waivers or time to publication — and its publisher does not publish a fee we can read. That is common for subscription journals and is not in itself a concern. Check the journal’s own site and the ISSN Portalbefore drawing any conclusion.

What it costs to publish here

We could not find a published fee for Arachnology. As a subscription or hybrid journal, publishing is normally free unless you choose the open-access option.

Peer review and licensing

Review model	Not reported
Licence	Not reported
Author keeps copyright	Not reported
Plagiarism screening	Not reported
Editorial board	Not linked in DOAJ
Languages	Not reported

Verification data is limited because this journal is not listed in DOAJ. Many long-established subscription journals are not in DOAJ and this does not indicate any quality concern.

Scope

The subjects Arachnology publishes most, derived from the topics assigned to its indexed articles.

Spider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomySubterranean biodiversity and taxonomyHymenoptera taxonomy and phylogenyOrthoptera Research and TaxonomyAnimal Behavior and ReproductionInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorGenetic diversity and population structureVenomous Animal Envenomation and StudiesAmphibian and Reptile Biology

Publication record

Indexed articles	591
Total citations	2,373
i10-index	62
Most recent indexed article	2025
All ISSNs	2050-9928, 2050-9936

Counts reflect what OpenAlex has indexed and will differ from the publisher's own figures. We do not show a founding year: OpenAlex's first-publication dates are distorted by mis-dated records — it puts PLoS ONE in 1806 — and we would rather omit a number than print one we cannot stand behind.