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Acta Ethologica

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH · Germany · Est. 1998

ISSN1437-9546

SJR Q2✓ WOS SCIE✓ Scopus / SJR

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (SCIE) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

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The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field

Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.

SJR · Scopus

Top 50% in field

Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ

SJR Scorei

0.375

H-Indexi

SNIPi

0.687

Total Worksi

594

Total Citationsi

9,700

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.77

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Acta Ethologica is a comprehensive journal devoted to the study of behavior biology of humans and other animals. Publishes a wide variety of content including empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews, and book reviews. Primarily focuses on the results of field studies. Emphasizes studies integrating proximate and ultimate levels in the analysis of behavior. Engages with a broad range of topics, from adaptive plasticity of behavior to evolutionary processes and functions of behavior.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published1998

FrequencyTwice A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications594

Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media

Visit Journal Website

Submission Info

Peer Review—

OA License—

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

6/11 · 55%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1437-9546

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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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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

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

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

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

224

2019

147

2020

200

2021

133

2022

105

2023

2024

2025

2026

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ2

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Behavioral SciencesZoology

Scopus Categories

Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Animal Behavior and ReproductionPlant and animal studiesWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorAmphibian and Reptile BiologyPrimate Behavior and EcologyAvian ecology and behaviorMarine animal studies overviewAnimal Behavior and Welfare StudiesInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

Frequently asked questions about Acta Ethologica

Is Acta Ethologica a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Acta Ethologica: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Acta Ethologica?

Acta Ethologica is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.77.

Is Acta Ethologica indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Acta Ethologica is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.