Herpetozoa

Aims & Scope

Herpetozoa is the international peer-reviewed open access journal of the Austrian Herpetological Society (ÖGH, Österreichische Gesellschaft für Herpetologie).

Herpetozoa publishes original research articles, short contributions and reviews covering all aspects of the study of amphibians and reptiles.

All contributions should be written in English, a German abstract may also be included.

A printed version of the journal will be produced in annual volumes.

Metrics & Ranking

Abstracting & Indexing

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

• Scopus
• Google Scholar
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Web of Science

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.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

Policy Links

This section provides access to essential policy documents, guidelines, and resources related to the journal’s publication and submission processes.

• Aims scope
• Homepage
• Oa statement
• Author instructions
• License terms
• Review url
• Board url
• Copyright url
• Preservation url
• Apc url
• License

APC Details

The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Agricultural and Biological Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

This journal requires an Article Processing Charge (APC) to support open access publishing, covering peer review, editing, and distribution. The current APC is 550.00 EUR. Learn more.

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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.

• Skeletochronology, age at maturity and cause of mortality of loggerhead sea turtles Caretta caretta stranded along the beaches of Campania (south-western Italy, western Mediterranean Sea)

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Fabio, Fabio, Francesco, Giorgio, Doriana, Domenico, Marcello, Agnese, Gaetano, Nicola

• Potential distribution and habitat connectivity of Crotalus triseriatus in Central Mexico

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Armando, Fabiola J., Octavio, Martha M.

• On the stability of the dorsal pattern of European cave salamanders (genus Hydromantes)

  Citation: 16

  Authors: Enrico, Daniele, Manuela, Roberto, Raoul, Claudia, Gentile Francesco, Michael

• Eviscerated alive: Novel and macabre feeding strategy in Oligodon fasciolatus (Günther, 1864) eating organs of Duttaphrynus melanostictus (Schneider, 1799) in Thailand

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Henrik, Maneerat, Winai, Kanjana

• First study of sea turtle strandings in Algeria (western Mediterranean) and associated threats: 2016–2017

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Alae Eddine, Youcef, Mouloud, Amaria Latefa, Samira Ait, Yahia, Mohamed, Mohamed

• The European green toad, Bufotes viridis, in Donaufeld (Vienna, Austria): status and size of the population

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Amir, Stephan, Günter, Lukas

• Emergence and dispersal of snakes after syntopic hibernation

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Angel, Miroslav, Borislav

• Early onset of breeding season in the green toad Bufotes viridis in Western Poland

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Mikołaj, Klaudia, Janusz

• Diet of the Rufous Frog Leptodactylus fuscus (Anura, Leptodactylidae) from two contrasting environments

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Diego José, Vanessa Gonçalves, Gabriel Nassif, Matheus Oliveira

• Shot the spots: A reliable field method for individual identification of Amolops formosus (Anura, Ranidae)

  Citation: 11

  Authors: Naitik G., Abhijit