| Subject area | Rank | Pctile | Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multidisciplinary | 45 / 223 | 80th | Q1 |
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Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is Scopus-indexed (Q1, CiteScore 4.3), WoS SCIE. It is covered by India's One Nation One Subscription scheme for reading access. Published by John Wiley and Sons Inc.
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ISSN 0303-6758Verify ISSN ↗1175-8899Verify ISSN ↗
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Inc
Cost to publish: No APC data — check the publisher
Not listed in: DOAJ, ABDC, ABS / AJG, FT50, UT Dallas, ONOS (APC covered)
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Is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand indexed in Scopus?
Yes — actively indexed in Scopus, coverage 1971–present, best quartile Q1, CiteScore 4.3.
What quartile is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand in Scopus?
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is Q1 in Multidisciplinary (rank 45 of 223), by CiteScore 2025.
What is the impact factor of Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand?
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded, so it may have a Journal Impact Factor in Clarivate's Journal Citation Reports. JCR is paid, so check it for the current value. The closest free measure is its Scopus CiteScore 4.3, which places it in quartile Q1 at the 80th percentile of its subject. Its SCImago Journal Rank (SJR, a free Scopus-based metric) is 0.569, quartile Q1, with an H-index of 51.
Who publishes Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand and what is its ISSN?
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand is published by John Wiley and Sons Inc. Its print ISSN is 0303-6758 and its online ISSN is 1175-8899.
Is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand covered under ONOS in India?
Yes. It is part of the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) national subscription, so readers at participating Indian institutions get its full text. ONOS does not cover its article processing charge.
Is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand in Web of Science?
Yes — indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded.
Is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand open access?
No — it is not registered as an open-access journal in DOAJ or Scopus.
How well cited is Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand? — open metrics via OpenAlex
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand has an h-index of 71 and a 2-year mean of 2.23 citations per paper (OpenAlex). Its Scopus CiteScore is 4.3, quartile Q1. On 2-year citations it ranks #51 of 208 Scopus journals in Multidisciplinary.
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand published 60 papers in 2025; its busiest recent year was 2024 with 95. 2026* is the year so far.
h-index, i10-index and 2-year mean citedness are open, licence-clear metrics from OpenAlex — not a proprietary impact factor. The subject rank counts only journals that OpenAlex has a figure for; it is not a Scopus or Clarivate ranking. Updated 2026-10-14.
Who publishes in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand? — latest 99 articles, 2025–2026
In its latest 99 research articles (2025–2026), authors are most often from New Zealand (75.6%), China (8.9%) and Australia (4.5%). More than half of recent authorship comes from one country.
Countries are counted fractionally, so a paper by authors from two countries counts half to each.
Are there integrity warnings for Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand? — indicators, not proof of misconduct
Scopus status: Active. No retracted papers are recorded. The Problematic Paper Screener flags none of its papers. These are indicators to check, not findings against the journal.
- Scopus statusActive
- Retracted papers None recorded
- Problematic Paper Screener flags None flagged
- Author concentration75.6% of recent authorship from New Zealand
Retractions from OpenAlex; flags from the Problematic Paper Screener (Cabanac, Labbé & Magazinov, CC BY), 2026-09-21 export. A flag marks a paper for a closer look; it is not a finding against the journal.
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