African Journal of Herpetology

Aims & Scope

African Journal of Herpetology (AJH) serves as an outlet for original research on the biology of African amphibians and reptiles.

AJH is an interdisciplinary journal that publishes original articles and reviews from diverse fields and disciplines, such as conservation, phylogenetics, evolution, systematics, performance, physiology, ecology, behavioural ecology, ethology, and morphology.

The Journal publishes two issues a year.

There are no page charges .

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Metrics & Ranking

Impact Factor

Year	Value
2025	0.9
2024	0.80

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	17276

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	34

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.281

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

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Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Web of Science

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Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• A critically endangered new species of<i>Nectophrynoides</i>(Anura: Bufonidae) from the Kihansi Gorge, Udzungwa Mountains, Tanzania

  Citation: 49

  Authors: John C., Kim M., Barry T., Jon C.

• Phylogenetic relationships of southern African geckos in the Pachydactylus group (Squamata: Gekkonidae)

  Citation: 47

  Authors: Aaron M., Trip

• On the identity of<i>lacerta punctata</i>Linnaeus 1758, the type species of the genus<i>Euprepis</i>Wagler 1830, and the generic assignment of Afro‐Malagasy skinks

  Citation: 43

  Authors: Aaron M.

• Evolutionary scenarios in the<i>Pachydactylus</i>Group geckos of southern Africa: new hypotheses

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Aaron M.

• The evolution of locomotor morphology in<i>Rhoptropus</i>(Squamata: Gekkonidae): Functional and phylogenetic considerations

  Citation: 39

  Authors: A. M., A. P., G. L.

• Phylogenetic relationships of African caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona): Insights from mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Mark, Simon P., David J., Jonathan A., Bernard L.

• Adaptive radiation in cordyliform lizards: An overview

  Citation: 32

  Authors: P. LE F.N., J. H.

• Assessment of laryngeal muscle and testicular cell types in<i>Xenopus laevis</i>(Anura Pipidae) inhabiting maize and non‐maize growing areas of South Africa

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Ernest E., Louis H., Angella, Keith R., Bernard, James A., Glen L., Ronald J., John P., Timothy S.

• Quantification of the trade in<i>Xenopus laevis</i>from South Africa, with implications for biodiversity conservation

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Ché, Atherton L. De, Louis H. Du

• A phylogeny of Central African<i>Boaedon</i>(Serpentes: Lamprophiidae), with the description of a new cryptic species from the Albertine Rift

  Citation: 29

  Authors: Eli, Frank, Kate, Chifundera

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