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American Naturalist

University of Chicago · United States

ISSN0003-0147eISSN1537-5323

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total60

Journal Impact Factor

This journal is indexed in Web of Science (JCR) and has an official Journal Impact Factor. View the current value on the journal’s page ↗

SJR Score

1.265

H-Index

420

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.096

Total Works

24,957

Total Citations

1,113,631

2yr Mean Citedness

2.24

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Aims & Scope✦ Compiled from public sources

The American Naturalist publishes articles in ecology, evolution, and behavior research. Its purpose is to advance and diffuse knowledge of organic evolution and other broad biological principles to enhance the conceptual unification of the biological sciences.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

FrequencyAnnual

StatusActive

Total Publications24,957

Publisher OrgUniversity of Chicago Press

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

University of Chicago

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0003-0147 / 1537-5323

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Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus

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Peer review process documented?

N/A

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Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

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APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

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Long-term digital preservation?

N/A

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Plagiarism detection in place?

N/A

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

N/A

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Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Times cited

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Note: citations accumulate over time so older years appear higher

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyEvolutionary Biology

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Plant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionEvolution and Genetic DynamicsAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies