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Canadian Field-Naturalist

Canadian Field-Naturalists' Club · Canada

ISSN0008-3550

SJR Q4✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

High Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ Scopus Q4+5

Total5

Journal Impact Factor

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SJR Score

0.164

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CiteScore

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SNIP

0.199

Total Works

12,396

Total Citations

35,286

2yr Mean Citedness

0.09

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on the natural history of North America, with a focus on wildlife ecology, distribution, and behavior. Articles document species occurrences, foraging habits, and interactions within various ecosystems, including terrestrial, wetland, and marine environments. The scope also includes studies on invasive species impacts and conservation efforts for endangered fauna.

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⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

SJR Rank

Bottom 25%

General Information

Country / RegionCanada

Primary Language—

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 64 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications12,396

Publisher OrgOttawa Field-Naturalists' Club

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelSubscription

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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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5/12 · 42%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Canadian Field-Naturalists' Club

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0008-3550

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Indexed in a trusted database?

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?

N/A

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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 SystematicsQ4

Subject Classification

Scopus Categories

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology and biodiversity studiesAvian ecology and behaviorBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy StudiesBotany and Plant Ecology Studies