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Ethology

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd · United Kingdom · Est. 1951

ISSN1439-0310

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

0.566

H-Index

127

CiteScore

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SNIP

0.8

Total Works

5,044

Total Citations

136,191

2yr Mean Citedness

0.82

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Aims & Scope✦ Inferred from recent articles

This journal publishes research on animal behavior, focusing on communication, social interactions, and responses to environmental factors. Studies investigate topics such as acoustic signaling in antipredator mechanisms, risk assessment during foraging, and the motivational value of different rewards in interactions with humans. The journal also explores sexual conflict, phenotypic plasticity in response to environmental changes, and anti-predator behaviors. Additionally, it covers primate social dynamics, including grooming solicitation and infant kidnapping, as well as behavioral flexibility in response to human-altered landscapes and anthropogenic noise.

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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 Language—

1st Year Published1951

FrequencyTwelve No. A Year

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications5,044

Publisher OrgWiley

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Submission Info

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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?

Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

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Is the ISSN verified?

1439-0310

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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?

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.

Animal Science and ZoologyQ1

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsQ2

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 studiesAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorInsect and Arachnid Ecology and BehaviorWildlife Ecology and ConservationPrimate Behavior and EcologyAmphibian and Reptile BiologyAvian ecology and behaviorFish Ecology and Management StudiesAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies