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Journal of Animal Ecology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom

ISSN0021-8790eISSN1365-2656

SJR Q1✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

/ 100

Medium Risk

Score Breakdown

✓ WoS SCIE/SSCI+25

✓ Scopus Q1+25

Total50

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

1.698

H-Index

314

CiteScore

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Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIP

1.49

Total Works

9,291

Total Citations

701,763

2yr Mean Citedness

2.40

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

The Journal of Animal Ecology publishes research on the interactions between animals and their environments. Studies investigate how environmental factors, including climate change, urbanization, and human disturbance, influence animal behavior, population dynamics, and ecological interactions. Topics include trophic cascades, niche partitioning, breeding phenology, and the impact of extreme weather events on wildlife.

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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 Kingdom

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published—

Annual Volume~ 245 articles / year

StatusActive

Total Publications9,291

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

Publishing ModelHybrid

Peer Review—

Review Time—

Acceptance Rate—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

⚡ Hybrid journal — subscription model available.

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

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6/12 · 50%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

0021-8790 / 1365-2656

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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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ1

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

EcologyZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Wildlife Ecology and ConservationPlant and animal studiesEcology and Vegetation Dynamics StudiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionAvian ecology and behavior