Integrative Systematics

Aims & Scope

Integrative Systematics, formerly known as Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde (1957–1972) and Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde Serie A (Biologie) (1973–2017), is a peer-reviewed journal with a long-standing history of scholarly publishing in the field of biological systematics, published by the Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History.

Integrative Systematics publishes original articles of general biological interest, including research articles, review articles, and short communications.

All articles are Open Access, free of charge for authors, and electronically published and archived by BioOne.

The journal also welcomes studies of material housed in the Stuttgart State Museum’s internationally-renowned collections.

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Metrics & Ranking

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.422

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q2

h-index

Year	Value
2024	7

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	13300

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	92

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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

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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.

• An online taxonomic facility of Geometridae (Lepidoptera), with an overview of global species richness and systematics

  Citation: 45

  Authors: Hossein, Axel, Malcolm, Dominic, David, Gunnar, Leidys, Pasi

• Catalogue of the Lepidoptera of Iran*

  Citation: 39

  Authors: Hossein

• Synopsis of global fresh and brackish water occurrences of the bull shark Carcharhinus leucas Valenciennes, 1839 (Pisces: Carcharhinidae), with comments on distribution and habitat use

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Peter

• How many Lepidoptera species are waiting to be discovered in Iran? An estimation of the total lepidopteran fauna*

  Citation: 7

  Authors: Bernard, Ole, Reza, Hossein

• New mayfly species of Caenis and Kalimaenis from Thailand and descriptions of two new genera of the subfamily Caeninae (Ephemeroptera: Caenidae)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Peter, Narumon

• An introduction to the Lepidoptera Iranica project*

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Hossein, Ole

• Reconciling morphological and molecular data in a highly convergent group: the Pyrenean radiation of hypogean Trechini (Coleoptera: Carabidae)

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Arnaud, Javier, Charles

• Checklist for the Darkling Beetles of Borneo (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae s.str.)

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Roland, Wolfgang

• Combination of morphological characters and DNA-barcoding confirms Problepsis cinerea (Butler, 1886) (Geometridae: Sterrhinae: Scopulini) as a new genus and species for the fauna of Iran

  Citation: 5

  Authors: Shamsi, Lida, Hussein Sadeghi, Dirk, Hossein

• Fibre caps across Europe: type studies and 11 new species of Inocybe (Agaricales, Basidiomycota)

  Citation: 4

  Authors: Ditte, Tor Erik, Bálint, Matthias, Vasco, Alfred, Stephen, Bernd, Francisco J., Holger, Jukka, Øyvind, Ursula

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