Journal of Natural History

pISSN: 0022-2933eISSN: 1464-5262• JCR: J NAT HISTTaylor & FrancisUnited Kingdom
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2026 Impact Factor

0.9

Released June 2026 · Based on 2025 citation data

No change vs last year

Impact Factor History

  1. Metric year 2025

    Released

    0.9
  2. Metric year 2024

    0.9

JCR Category Rankings

Journal Citation Reports category rankings
CategoryIndexesQuartile
BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATIONSCIEQ4
ECOLOGYSCIEQ4
ZOOLOGYSCIEQ3
Q3
JCR Quartile
B4
CAS Block

Journal of Natural History current release and JCR quartile

Journal of Natural History's newest impact factor is 0.9, released June 17, 2026 and based on 2025 citation data. The journal is listed as JCR Q3 in this Journal Metrics record.

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Ranking position in Biology & Basic Science

Ranked #3,102 in Biology & Basic Science by impact factor and #784 among Q3 Biology & Basic Science journals. This context helps compare Journal of Natural History against journals publishing in the same field.

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Journal of Natural History publication trend

Published 472 papers across the last 5 recorded years with a current impact factor of 0.9.

2026 vs 2025: -105
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Journal Details

Total Articles
6,298
H-Index
81
Open Access
Hybrid
Subject Areas
OceanographyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcologyInsect Science

Article Volume

2022
91
2023
92
2024
112
2025
141
2026
36
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