Journal of Apicultural Science

Aims & Scope

The Journal of Apicultural Science is a scientific, English-language journal that publishes both original research articles and review papers covering all aspects of the life of bees (superfamily Apoidea) and broadly defined apiculture.

The main subject areas include: -bee biology- bee genetics- bee breeding- pathology and toxicology- pollination and bee botany- bee products- management, technologies, and economy- solitary bees and bumblebees

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Metrics & Ranking

Journal Rank

Year	Value
2024	18150

Journal Citation Indicator

Year	Value
2024	70

SJR (SCImago Journal Rank)

Year	Value
2024	0.261

Quartile

Year	Value
2024	Q3

h-index

Year	Value
2024	29

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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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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.

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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 Europe-Wide Experiment for Assessing the Impact of Genotype-Environment Interactions on the Vitality and Performance of Honey Bee Colonies: Experimental Design and Trait Evaluation

  Citation: 33

  Authors: Cecilia, Ralph, Stefan, Malgorzata, Maria, Dragan, Leonidas, Yves, Maja, Winfried, Janja, Fani, Evgeniya, Nikola, Hrisula, Michalis, Seppo, Per, Marco, Marina, Beata, Hermann, Plamen, Eugenia, Lauri, Aleksandar, Giacomo, Jerzy

• Review of the Expression of Antimicrobial Peptide Defensin in Honey Bees Apis Mellifera L.

  Citation: 30

  Authors: Rustem, Louisa, Elena, Aleksandr, Alexei

• Swarming and Migration of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa Honey Bees in India, Nepal and Bhutan

  Citation: 20

  Authors: Jerzy, Jerzy, Maria

• Histological structure of the Midgut of honey bees (Apis Mellifera L.) Fed Pollen Substitutes Fortified with Probiotics

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Bożena, Aleksandra, Magdalena

• Effects of the Age of Grafted Larvae and the Effects of Supplemental Feeding on Some Morphological Characteristics of Iranian Queen Honey Bees (Apis mellifera meda Skorikov, 1929)

  Citation: 15

  Authors: Ali, Mohammadbagher, Jerzy, Saeed

• Single Assay Detection of Acute Bee Paralysis Virus, Kashmir Bee Virus and Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus

  Citation: 14

  Authors: Roy, Per

• Physicochemical Properties of Honey Produced in the Homesha District of Western Ethiopia

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Sisay, Eyassu, Amsalu

• Antioxidative Properties of Bee Pollen Extracts Examined by EPR Spectroscopy

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Anna, Barbara, Paweł, Jerzy

• Genetic variation of Apis mellifera from Serbia inferred from mitochondrial analysis

  Citation: 12

  Authors: Irene, Jevrosima, Zoran, Pilar

• The Accompanying Fauna of Solitary Bee Osmia Bicornis (L.) Syn. Osmia Rufa (L.) Nests Settled in Different Biotopes

  Citation: 10

  Authors: Monika, Anna, Bożena

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