Removed from DOAJ (2022-04-14). DOAJ's stated reason: Journal not adhering to Best practice. A removal from the Directory of Open Access Journals is a quality/transparency signal — it can mean the journal became inactive or failed DOAJ's re-review criteria. This is not proof of predatory practice, but verify the journal's current status and policies before submitting. Check on DOAJ ↗
⚡ Speed vs Prestige
How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?
Publication speed: not measurable
publisher doesn’t disclose per-article submission dates — we never estimate
Q4
SJR Rank
Bottom 25%
Journal Impact Factor
Not on record at PubScope. The Journal Impact Factor is published by Clarivate for Web of Science (JCR)–indexed journals.
SJR Scorei
0.11
H-Indexi
11
Total Worksi
141
Total Citationsi
536
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.00
Open Impact Factor alternative
Aims & Scope
Subject areas: Animal Science and Zoology.
General Information
Country / RegionUnited States
Primary Language—
1st Year Published—
Annual Volume~ 10 articles / year
StatusActive
Total Publications141
Publisher OrgSociety for Observation and Study of Birds of Slovenia
Drustvo za Opazovanje in Proucevanje Ptic Slovenije/Bird Watching and Bird Study Association of Slovenia
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Does the journal have a website?
No URL
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Is the ISSN verified?
0351-2851
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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
Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.
Publication & Citation Trend
Articles published
Citations received
10
49
2014
12
45
2015
14
47
2016
12
31
2017
14
54
2018
12
25
2019
10
7
2020
7
6
2021
Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.
SJR Quartile by Discipline
Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.
Avian ecology and behaviorSpecies Distribution and Climate ChangeWildlife Ecology and ConservationBird parasitology and diseasesFish Ecology and Management StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior StudiesAnimal Behavior and ReproductionLepidoptera: Biology and TaxonomySpider Taxonomy and Behavior StudiesMarine and fisheries research
Frequently asked questions about Acrocephalus
Is Acrocephalus a predatory journal?
Acrocephalus was withdrawn from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) — DOAJ's stated reason: "Journal not adhering to Best practice" (2022-04-14). Withdrawal is not a predatory verdict, but it is a material editorial signal; it remains indexed in Scopus. Verify the journal's current status on DOAJ and its official site before submitting.
What is the impact factor of Acrocephalus?
Acrocephalus is not in the Web of Science Core Collection, so it has no official Clarivate Journal Impact Factor. Its SCImago SJR score is 0.11.
Is Acrocephalus indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?